Youqi Yeh, a member of the Chinese Opera Association, has been awarded the Champion of the Provincial and Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Competition and the National Opera Peony Prize, and has been honored by the Provincial Ministry of Propaganda as a "Virtuous and Artistic Artist", and has been highly praised by the majority of Cantonese Opera fans. YEYUQI Ye is a "star accent" interpretation, interpretation of God, she is a diversified performance, in the city of Guangzhou more breakthrough performance of large-scale costume Cantonese opera stage, will be a sensation in the city.
Chinese Name: Ye Youqi
Nationality: Chinese
Birthplace: Guangdong
Occupation: Cantonese Opera Actress
Major Achievements: Champion of the Provincial and Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Competition
National Opera Peony Award
Representative Works: Zhou Xuan
Personality Evaluation
Yeouqi Ye is a very young and petite actress. A very young, petite woman, she is the fresh blood of Cantonese Opera and Cantonese Opera. on December 28th, Southern Theatre, for the first time, stage art is combined with a TV gala, infusing TV elements into ancient, local moods, as YE Youqi meets you for the New Year's Eve event.
Character Experience
Youqi Ye studied under the renowned Xingqiang singer Huang Shaomei, and is one of the best of the young generation of Xingqiang singers. 1999 she won the silver medal of the Peony Prize, the highest national award in the category of Chinese opera, which is recognized by the Ministry of Culture of China and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Her roles as Xu Xian, Guangxu Emperor, Zhu Yingtai, etc. are all male roles, and "Xingqiang" belongs to the flat-throat genre, which is basically for playing male roles. There is a difference in the gender of people, but their thoughts and feelings should be the same, and all these characters have their loves and hates. To human nature to figure out these roles, interpretation, he often forgets that he is a daughter, and all the feelings into the role. The company's products and services have been widely recognized as the best in the world," he said.
Yeuqi Ye was not willing to stay in the troupe, like freedom, from 1995, and his father together set up an Oriental Performing Arts Center. In the pop music world many stars do not have a company, in fact, it is a matter of individualization and privatization, just no one in the Cantonese opera and Cantonese opera world to do so. 28 concert father will be a guest performer. Cantonese Opera and Cantonese Operatic Song have not been reformed enough to keep up with the market, and not many new elements have been incorporated. There is a need for more playwrights to create newer works that are closer to the times. "After the September 11 attacks, the economy was in the doldrums, and people had no confidence in life, so they asked someone to create "Joy to the World" to promote a happy atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary to keep up with the times so as not to be eliminated by the market. Cantonese Opera is about infecting people with sound and singing, but theater also uses image, that is, performance, to impress people. That is why I am learning body acting from a famous Beijing Opera teacher in Beijing. I want to develop in many ways and expand my artistic field. Perhaps the next goal is the "plum blossom award" for theater.
Personal irony
When the 60th anniversary of Starlet's death, Ye Youqi, one of the fourth-generation heirs of the Star Chamber, spontaneously financed a large-scale Cantonese opera musical "Starlet", which will premiere at the Southern Theater on the evening of Dec. 8, and will be performed in Hong Kong next year. According to Yip Yau-kee, this musical will be the first time in many years to show the image of Little Star on stage, and it is also a great event in the Cantonese Opera sector. Originally named Deng Manwei, a native of Sanshui, Guangdong, born in 1913, Starlet passed away the following day at the age of 29 after vomiting blood and collapsing while singing "Autumn Tomb" at a teahouse on Oar Bar Road in Guangzhou in 1942. The Xingqiang, which she created, is an important and far-reaching school of Cantonese opera singing, and over the past 50 years, many singers have learned Xingqiang. Non-star accent heir can't play Starlet
Musical "A Generation of Famous Artist Starlet"
As the fourth generation of star accent heir, Ye Youqi plays Starlet in "A Generation of Famous Artist Starlet", which has a unique advantage, because the musical is mainly a famous song of Starlet's, "Autumn Grave" throughout the beginning and the end of the musical, together with more than 20 nostalgic ditties as well as Starlet's most melodic and wonderful singing sections. If you don't have a good singing voice, you won't be able to play the role of Starlet.
According to Ye Youqi, in fact, there were five versions of the Starlet script in the industry before, and many individuals and groups have been trying to produce similar stage productions to commemorate Starlet, but have been unsuccessful. On the 60th anniversary of Starlet's death, Ip Youqi invested in the production of this novel form of musical. The script was written by renowned playwright Qin Zhongying, who told Ye Youqi, "There is no better script for you to play." It's clear how much Qin loved the script.
Although she had never acted before, Ye Youqi was so committed that she devoted herself to rehearsals since August. In the play, she said, she will have to act from 13 to 29, a small age span but a rich life for the young starlet in her short life, which is still challenging for her, plus it's a tragedy, which is a far cry from the sweeter tunes she usually sings.
Because no one has portrayed a starlet on stage before, Ye Youqi has no previous
experience to draw on when playing one. She said she had only heard that a movie about a starlet was made in Hong Kong many years ago, but had no chance to see it. So everything can only rely on historical information and their own understanding to play the role, and hope that their portrayal of the role will be recognized by theater fans.
Wang Xinfan never married for Starlet
In Starlet's short life, the road of love was very sad, she had several unfruitful love, but her relationship with composer Wang Xinfan was a century of legend. Back then, Starlet only sang Wang Xinfan's songs, and Wang Xinfan only wrote songs for Starlet. There is a saying in the singing world that without Wang Xin Fan, there would be no Starlet. The same is true for Wang Xinfan, who was the only one who wrote the songs for him. This relationship is so important to both of them. After the death of Starlet, Wang Xinfan died in Hong Kong in the 1990s, never having married. In order to showcase this legendary relationship, the casting of the role of Wang Xinfan in the musical "A Generation of Famous Little Stars" became an important part of the show. After long consideration, Ye Youqi finally found a Wenwusheng in Guangzhou Cantonese Opera Troupe to play the role of Wang Xinfan, but considering the fact that she will have to go to Hong Kong for future performances, she also had to look for a Wenwusheng in Hong Kong to play opposite her.
In Hong Kong to choose the role of Wang Xinfan, it seems that there are more choices, a few months ago, Ye Youqi multiplied in Hong Kong to open a concert, opened a "symposium", to seek the views of all parties, who is more suitable for the role of Wang Xinfan. When the Hong Kong Film and Television Drama Troupe director Uncle Zhu Ke had the insight to recommend the Zheng Shaoqiu: "He came to play certainly have appeal, but the autumn official shooting in Beijing can not be separated from the body ah." Another Chu suggested Tse Kwan Ho, who won a movie award for his role in The Thirteen South Seas, and who can perform the flavor of a Cantonese opera singer. Someone else mentioned Man Chin-siu, who was tall and imposing. There is also a friend who said Ruan Zhaohui is good, Wang Xinfan is very introverted, good quiet, and the play has to have a drama, Ruan Zhaohui is more suitable
In the face of many choices, due to a variety of reasons, Ye Youqi ultimately chose Hong Kong's famous literature and martial arts Long Guantian to sing with their rivalry, she said: "Long Guantian in Hong Kong is a very famous literature and martial arts, and I believe that he will be as appealing as the role of Wang Xinfan.
Cantonese Opera Stage Singing "Zhou Xuan"
Cantonese Opera artist Ye Youqi has created a new Cantonese Opera Stage Singing "Zhou Xuan" to meet the audience. With the Zhuhai Cantonese Opera Troupe as his troupe, Ye Youqi teamed up with the famous old herald Liang Yao'an, the famous flower girl Zeng Hui, the young literary and martial arts students He Yinghua and Liang Qiyong, and the young flower girls Qiu Xiaona and Zhu Nü, to perform the ancient mythological Cantonese opera "Wushan Immortal Fate," the Cantonese Opera stage play "Little Star" as well as "Zhou Xuan" in the Nanfang Theatre.
While news of the upcoming stage play "Zhou Xuan" by Yilun Lin and Yilun Yi was spreading, Ye Youqi's Cantonese opera stage play "Zhou Xuan" had already completed its rehearsals. She has invited Qin Zhongying, the scriptwriter of "Little Star", to create "Zhou Xuan" for her again as early as last year. Ye Youqi said that Zhou Xuan is a very artistic and legendary woman, and it will be a great challenge for her acting and singing skills to portray such a "golden-voiced" queen. Zhou Xuan" is different from the highly successful "Little Star". Yip Yau-kee will sing with a flat throat, plus sing many Mandarin songs and perform a dance routine. Leung Yiu On will play the role of the dashing and suave Tang Di. Since the debut of Little Star in 2002, there have been four male lead roles, and Leung Yiu On will give opera fans more surprises this time around, while the May 1 production of Wushan Immortal Fate will be the first time that Yip Yau Ki attempts to perform an entire full-length play, and she will try to play a male role. After a great response, Ye Youqi, who has tasted the sweetness, asked the scriptwriter of "Little Star" Qin Zhongying again last year to create a new Cantonese opera "Zhou Xuan" for her, although this subject matter clashes with "Zhou Xuan" starring Lin Yilun and other celebrities, it doesn't affect the clear positioning of the Cantonese opera stage play. The famous flower girl, Zeng Hui, the young martial artists, He Yinghua and Liang Qiyong, and the young flower girls, Qiu Xiaona and Zhu Nü, will join forces to perform the ancient mythological Cantonese opera "Fate of the Wushan Immortals", the Cantonese Opera stage play "Little Star", and "Zhou Xuan" at the Southern Theatre. Since in "The Fate of Wushan Immortal", Ye Youqi will be playing the male role in reverse, so the three big plays, with four students and four dancers, are each exciting in their own way.
Youqi Ye said Zhou Xuan is a very colorful woman, both in terms of her influence in movies and music, and Zhou Xuan is more international. To portray such a golden-voiced singing queen is a great challenge to her acting and singing skills. In this stage production, Ye Youqi will interpret with a flat throat. She hopes to distinguish herself from Little Star. At the same time, she has to sing many Mandarin songs in the play, so, before the performance, she re-appointed a professional teacher to practice her singing, and finally she was able to sing Zhou Xuan's rhythm without the accent of Cantonese opera. Partnering with Ye Youqi this time is the famous Cantonese opera veteran Leung Yiu On. The reason for inviting Leung Yiu On to take part in the drama is that On has a great box office appeal, and also his image is very suitable for the dashing and suave Tang Di in the drama. Similarly, Ye Youqi will have a dance sequence in the drama, which is also worth looking forward to.
Four changes of the male lead
The stage play "Little Star" in honor of the generation of Cantonese Opera starlets debuted in Guangzhou in 2002, Ye Youqi invited Hong Kong's famous literary and martial arts student Long Guantian to play the male lead Wang Senfan, and then the play traveled to Hong Kong as well as Singapore and other places in China to perform, and the male lead was also successively held by Guangzhou's famous literary and martial arts students Ou Kaiming and Lai Chunsheng. This time back to Guangzhou to re-stage, the male lead was replaced by Liang Yaoan. Ye Youqi said that Liang Yaoan looks more scholarly, plus he has acted in so many plays, he is a deep and stylized Cantonese opera actor, and he is more capable of grasping roles with big differences in personalities. Acting opposite him can create more new sparks.
Ye Youqi said the play was a hit in Hong Kong last year, which gave her the confidence to return to Guangzhou for another performance. Since it was staged, "Little Star" has been revised many times, with some sections added to satisfy the wishes of more fans of starry-eyed opera.
The large-scale mythological Cantonese opera "Wushan Immortal Fate" is also a new work tailored by Qin Zhongying for Ye Youqi. Ye Youqi has been innovating in her performance mode, transitioning from a single opera singer's performance to a rather innovative Cantonese opera stage play, but as a opera singer, she has not yet tried to perform a whole long play. Therefore, Qin Zhongying created "The Fate of the Wushan Immortals" according to her characteristics. In "The Fate of Wushan", Ye Youqi dresses up as a man and partners with Qiu Xiaona, a young flower girl from the Zhuhai Cantonese Opera Troupe, to tell an ancient mythological story related to the Goddess Peak in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Ye Youqi hopes to bring a youthful feeling to the audience, and hopes that the young audience will enjoy Cantonese opera.