Shen Changchun

Shen Changchun

Shen Changchun, male, born on February 25, 1946, is a Peking Opera actor, a veteran worker and a national second-class actor. Professor of the second troupe of Beijing opera academy, now retired.

Life of the characters

Family of birth

Mr. Shen was born in the family of Liyuan. He is the fifth generation descendant of Huairen Hall Shen, the sixth generation of Liyuan.

The first generation: Mr. Shen Xiaoqing, a famous martial arts master in the capital of Daoguang year.

The second generation: Mr. Shen Sanyuan, the famous Xusheng in tongguangnian.

The third generation: the famous Jingxing Mr. Shen Fushan.

The fourth generation: Mr. Shen Yucai, the father of Shen Changchun and a famous zither player. He was accompanied by the modern drama red light.

The fifth generation: Professor Shen Changchun of Beijing opera academy.

The sixth generation: Ms. Shen Yuan, the daughter of teacher Shen Changchun and the zither player of Beijing opera academy.

His father is a famous Jinghu performer, Mr. Shen Yucai, who once played for Cheng Yujing, Wang Yurong, Wu suqiu, Tong Zhiling, Zhao Rongchen, Yang Baosen, Tan Fuying, Cheng Yanqiu, Xun Huisheng, Shang Xiaoyun, etc. after liberation, he has been near Mr. Li Shaochun for a long time. Mr. Shen Yucai is not only proficient in huqin, but also good at playing. He has a good reputation of six games. Mr. Shen Changchun's stepmother, Jiang Xinrong, learned from Mr. Wang Yaoqing, and later became Mr. Cheng Yanqiu's first female disciple. Mr. Shen's younger brother, Shen Changlin, is a Beijing Opera pianist and film actor. His cousin, Shen Jinbo, is a veteran worker.

Li Yangming, a young actor, once asked him about his art. Ding Yuhao, Li Jing, Luo Lan, Tian Ren, Zhang Jiyuan, Tang Da, Zhao Zihan and others followed him to learn drama.

Acting career

He joined Beijing Opera Theater in 1979 and worked in the first troupe. In 1981, he was transferred to the second troupe. In 1980, he took Li Mingsheng as his teacher and became Mr. Li's first disciple. He inherited the famous plays such as Wu Zixu and San Jia Dian from Mr. Li. In the 1980s, he starred in the second troupe, with a wide range of performances, and his singing style was mainly Yu Yang. Mr. Shen was good at acting in the following plays: Yang Jiajiang, lost Kong Jian, Wu Zixu, red maned horse, Da · Tan · Er, Si Lang Tan mu, Hong Yang Dong, beating drums and scolding Cao, San Jia Dian, selling horses with mace, eliminating three evils, Dingjun mountain, etc.; other schools such as long Feng Cheng Xiang and Su Wu "Shepherd", "the meeting of heroes by the east wind" and other plays. He played Yang Yanzhao in Si Lang Tan mu, Kong Ming and Lu Su in the meeting of heroes by the east wind, Zhao Defang in Yang Jia Jiang, Cheng Jingsi in Zhu Lian Zhai and Liu Bei in Long Feng Cheng Xiang. In the 1980s and 1990s, he played Du Fu in the Peking Opera "peach blossom on human faces" with Beijing Peking Opera Theater, and Jian in the premiere Peking Opera "Yiting ballad". He plays an important role in the new historical drama LiuXu Laodian. In 1981, he played Xu Xilin in Jianhu nvxia, which was rehearsed to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the 1911 Revolution. In 1987, Mr. Shen played Zhao Dun, Luo Changde played Tu Anjia, and Zhang Xuejin played Cheng Ying. February 1, 1991 is the 30th anniversary of the founding of Tianjin Bayi hall. Shen Changchun sang the excerpts of "a bright moon shines on the window ridge" in "Yang Jiajiang" and "two streams of tears without words" in "Wu Zixu".

The 1980s was the peak of his art. In the 1990s, due to many reasons, his voice was not as good as before, so he retired to the second line. Regardless of personal gains and losses, he was a perfect match for his friends Li Chongshan and Chen Zhiqing. At present, the publications of Qunying Hui, borrowing the east wind and exploring the mother of Si Lang are all materials of the 1990s. Although we can get a glimpse of the leopard from these fragments, they are only the tip of the iceberg. In recent decades, Mr. Shen Changchun has devoted himself to teaching students what he has learned all his life without reservation. He has worked hard to cultivate reserve talents of Peking Opera, and is willing to support his posterity. In recent years, he has tutored many young amateurs to perform for free, which can be described as "peaches and plums all over the world".

In April 2014, Beijing Publishing Group released the album "classic aria and accompaniment of Shen Changchun and Shen Yuan Yang School", which collected the classic Yang School aria sung by Shen Changchun.

Character evaluation

Shen Changchun's singing skills are full-bodied, broad range, outstanding personality, easygoing, generous, and considerate of students and their parents.

Chinese PinYin : Shen Zhang Chun