Luo Jiabao

Luo Jiabao

Luo Jiabao (June 1930 April 21, 2016), male, Han nationality, Shunde. The first batch of national intangible cultural heritage project representative inheritors of Cantonese opera, Cantonese opera performing artists.

Character experience

Luo Jiabao was born in a drama family when he was young. He was influenced by Cantonese Opera since childhood. He had a lot of experience in the performance and singing characteristics of famous artists such as Xue juexian, Bai Yutang and GUI Mingyang. Gu Ji took the advantages of each family and combined with his own voice conditions to create a unique "shrimp tune" that is good to listen and sing.

"Shrimp tune" has a rich and sweet voice, especially in the middle and low voice areas. It has a strong resonance. The tune is not carved, but it is magnificent. Although the high voice area is not its strong point, it can develop a set of ups and downs according to its own voice characteristics. Its nickname "yaxia", "Xiage" and "xiaqiang" came from it. Luo Jiabao's performance is exquisite, refined, gentle and elegant. And known as the "king of Xiaosheng". Liu Yi Chuan Shu, the first famous play, has a long history.

Ten years after the cultural revolution, he turned from Xiaosheng to Guansheng, playing Yan Tianmin, the upright official in blood splashing black veil, yuan Chonghuan, the commander in chief in Yuan Chonghuan, and Lu You, the poet in forty years of dream breaking Xiangpin. At the new year's festival of Cantonese Opera in 2002, Luo Jiabao won the "outstanding achievement award" of Cantonese Opera awarded by Guangdong Province. Luo Jiabao, who has dominated the stage for a whole year, successfully held a series of "Cantonese opera art activities for 60 years" in November 2002, including tour performance, personal autobiography, personal album, art exhibition and art seminar. It has received a great response in the society. Representative works: Yueju Opera Liu Yi Chuan Shu, Yuan Chong Huan, Meng Duan Xiang pin 40 years, Peony Pavilion, and modern drama mountain wind and cloud, Zheng Er Ji, marriage in troubled times, etc. Artistic achievement evaluation: the first Cantonese Opera "shrimp tune" has become one of the main singing schools of Cantonese opera.

Character relationship

Luo Jiabao's father, Luo Jiashu, is a famous master of the board. His uncle, Luo Jiaquan, is a famous Cantonese Opera actor. Luo Jiaying, a famous Cantonese Opera performer in Hong Kong, is his cousin.

Character achievement

Born in a family of drama, Luo Jiabao was influenced by Cantonese Opera and created a unique "shrimp tune". In 2002, Luo Jiabao won the outstanding achievement award of Cantonese Opera awarded by Guangdong Province. At 9:18 p.m. on April 21, 2016, Luo Jiabao, a famous Cantonese opera performing artist and national inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, died of illness at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University in Guangzhou at the age of 86. Luo Jiabao is the founder of the "shrimp tune" Art School of Cantonese opera. His representative plays include Liu Yi's biography, yuan Chonghuan and mengduan Xiangpin for 40 years.

TV play

"97 chameleon" as Feng Dechang

Anecdotes of characters

Learn fan skills from Kunqu Opera actors

In 1957, Kunqu Opera actor Zhou Chuanying came to Guangzhou to perform. Zhou Chuanying once said that there was hardly an actor who could hold a fan in Cantonese opera, but fan skill was very particular in Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera. Luo Jiabao seized the opportunity to ask him for advice on stage, learned his skills of catching dust and fan, and applied them to his performance. In 1960, Luo Jiabao took part in the research class of opera performing arts in Beijing, and invited Peking Opera master Yu Zhenfei to teach him the figure in Taibai zuixi. From the beginning, Luo Jiabao didn't have a family opinion when he sang Cantonese opera. The shrimp tune formed later was also characterized by the audience's easy learning and singing. It was Luo Jiabao's artistic tolerance that made shrimp tune more popular among the people.

Tianguang opera is not relaxed

Once upon a time, Luo Jiabao studied drama with Chen Jintang and performed Tianguang opera in his troupe. The so-called Tianguang opera is from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at this time, all the famous actors had a rest and the performance was not taken seriously. Nevertheless, Luo Jiabao was very serious. Once he borrowed gorgeous costumes from Chen Jintang and was immediately elated. When he saw Luo Jiabao's father performing, he was secretly excited And personally replaced the "palm board" to cheer him on.

The first time on stage, I was confused

When he was only a few years old, Luo Jiabao and his father and uncle went to various places to perform in groups. In a performance in Shanghai, everyone found that there was a runner missing, so they temporarily painted Luo Jiabao's face with oil paint and put on a strange costume. They told him that he would play a kid later and follow several actors in the same clothes for a few steps. Luo Jiabao didn't know what he was playing, but he thought it was fresh and interesting. This was his first time on stage.

Cantonese Opera is not a mere imitation

There is no good script, which is a big problem. In the past, the writers were all old writers who had worked for decades and had solid foundation. Among these people, the youngest have retired. For example, Sichuan Opera has been popular for a long time because of Wei Minglun, which shows the importance of screenwriters. Cantonese opera singing can not be blindly imitated, but also with their own understanding of the characters, the plot, and my plays are also popular with the audience, so shrimp tune can spread widely. But plain is simple, any one's singing, if can spread, should be carefully carved.

Character evaluation

Luo Jiabao devoted all his life to the revitalization of Cantonese opera, founded the shrimp tune Art School of Cantonese opera, and made outstanding contributions to the cause of Cantonese opera. The death of Mr. Luo Jiabao is a great loss to the Cantonese Opera and art circles in Guangdong.

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