Yan FengYing

Feature YAN FENGYING:

“I was a ghost in the old society. After liberation, the party turned me into a human being.

In the spring of 1930, when the rape blossoms were in bloom, a little girl fell to the ground at Yan’s house in Weijia Lane, Longmenkou, Anqing. Her parents gave her a nickname called Hongliu. Anqing is the birthplace of Huangmei Opera, where everyone can hum, and Xiao Hongliu is no exception. When she was four or five years old, she became interested in Huangmei Opera and followed the adults in singing and dancing.

Young learn art, bravely pursue dreams

“Yan Fengying is studying, and her home is nearly three miles away from us. She reads books during the day and plays at night. She ran up after reading the book at night, so she called me, Brother Jihuai, you take me. I’ll just Say, go to you. A little girl, how can I take you there.” As the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Indeed, interest can often bring great enthusiasm and motivation, so that people can stick to it. Yan Fengying’s enthusiasm for opera was noticed by Yan Yungao, a local master who sang Huangmei opera, so he accepted Yan Fengying as a disciple and officially began to teach her opera. When Yan Jihuai recalled Yan Fengying’s talent, he said: “We have to learn opera at least three times... She doesn’t need it, and it’s done once.” At that time, Yan Fengying’s family was very conservative. When he learned that Yan Fengying was studying opera, his grandfather was furious, and the family also wanted to “sing the Huangmei opera secretly” as the famous general Yan Fengying to fall into the river. Fortunately, someone set off a fire, and Yan Fengying took advantage of the chaos and escaped. From then on, he embarked on a career of leaving his hometown and taking a shift to the dock. At this stage, Yan Fengying got acquainted with many famous performing artists in Huangmei Opera. She herself is also very hardworking, learning and practicing every day, never letting go. She’s apprentice Ding Junmei talked about Yan Fengying of that period in an interview: “As long as I have time, I will learn to sing in the mirror and learn to act. When I was 8 years old, I felt that in such a small heart, I felt, how beautiful this sister is so beautiful? My eyes can speak. They all sing so nicely.”

14 Strong personality

In 1949, after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Yan Fengying, who lived in Nanjing, was introduced by a friend and met Gan Lvzhi, a son of a large family. The Gan family is a family of Jingkun, a well-known family, strong, handsome in appearance, and versatile. Not only can sing old students, but can also sing xiaosheng, but also a good erhu, he is an out-and-out prince charming. Since meeting Yan Fengying, Gan Lüzhi fell in love with her at first sight and invited Yan Fengying to join the “Youyi Collection” he organized. When the two were together, she followed Gan Luzhi to learn Kunqu Opera “A Dream in the Garden”, and incorporated the unique style of Kunqu Opera into Huangmei Opera. At this stage, Yan Fengying’s artistic level has truly grown. Compared with the past, it is a completely reborn existence. The same artistic pursuit makes the two cherish each other and become confidantes. But one is a noble-born young master, and the other is an actor who lives in the dust. The disparity in status makes she still unable to obtain a truly stable life from Gan Luzhi. Besides, Yan Fengying also wants to continue to pursue her dream of drama. , Continue to go north and south performances. In 1951, Yan Fengying returned to Anqing and joined the Shengli Theater. There, her career began to gradually get on track. “She still quite famous in Anqing. People like to watch her plays. She not only sings well, because her voice is very sweet, but also she has a beautiful appearance and good lines in all aspects. Her singing voice, The country has a strong atmosphere, and people like to listen to her sing.” Yan

Yan FengYing “Tian Xian Pei”

Fengying’s apprentice Tian Yulian recalled. At first, Yan Fengying was proud of her popularity, but soon she felt her shortcomings. She began to observe other people’s performances, analyze her own problems, and ask competitors for advice. During this period, Yan Fengying’s “Fighting Pig Grass”, “Lanqiao Meeting”, and “Liu Shujing” were staged in the East China Opera Hui. This was also the first time that Huangmei Opera appeared on the Shanghai stage after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. When Yan Fengying appeared, he immediately won Full house. At the age of 22, her reputation spread throughout East China. Huangmei Opera, as a local opera, also gradually developed and prospered during this period.

Pursue excellence and become a master

The period from 1953 to 1965 was the heyday of Yan Fengying’s artistic career. In this short 13 years, she has starred in more than 20 major dramas, nearly 30 minor dramas, and also made 3 movies. Among them, there are many familiar items such as “Heavenly Fairy Matching”, “Golden Branch”, “Peach Blossom Fan”, “Beast Jade Pipe”, “Cowherd and Weaver Girl”, “Female Horseback Riding”, “Red Promoter”, etc. Huangmei Opera is also from an Anhui local drama. Yan Fengying became the “master of the first generation” of Huangmei Opera.v Among them, “Xianxian” broke the record for the number of audiences in opera movies, the influence of Huangmei Opera spread all over the country, and Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies became eternal classics. Even now, this play is still a classic that cannot be avoided when talking about Huangmei Opera. The achievement of such a great artistic achievement is not unrelated to Yan Fengying’s efforts.

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