Preserving the national soul through the reformed opera "The Drum of Me Linh"

On the evening of October 29, at the Binh Duong Convention and Exhibition Center (HCMC), the Department of Culture and Sports of HCMC organized a performance of the Cai Luong play "Tieng Trong Me Linh". This is an activity within the program series of "HCMC Literature and Arts Days".

Comrade Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City visited the artists before the performance.

Attending the program were comrades: Nguyen Phuoc Loc, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Nguyen Hoang Thao, former Standing Deputy Secretary of the Binh Duong Provincial Party Committee (formerly) and comrades of the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

More than 1,400 audiences and guests were present to enjoy the opera "The Drum of Me Linh"

People's Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ho Chi Minh City, spoke before the performance.

From around 5 p.m., more than 1,400 audiences of all ages were present at the Binh Duong Convention and Exhibition Center Hall to wait to enjoy the opera.

Audience waiting to enjoy the classic cai luong play

The play The Sound of the Drums of Me Linh takes the audience back in time to relive a heroic period of the nation's history. It is the story of Trung Trac and her sister Trung Nhi determined to launch an uprising to "pay their debt to the country and avenge their family". The Trung sisters set up an altar on the Hat river mouth to give the order to revolt. The sound of the bronze drum played at the sacred moment of the Trung sisters is considered a sacred call, making the audience feel proud of the spirit of Au Lac.

A scene from the opera "The Drum of Me Linh"

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung (60 years old, resident of Phu Loi ward, Ho Chi Minh City) shared: “I really love watching Cai Luong. I have also watched the excerpt of Me Linh Drum many times on TV, but this is the first time I have seen the play live on a big stage, and seen the artists in real life. It is so good and touching! The artists have completed their roles excellently, bringing many emotions to the audience.”

Audiences of all ages filled the auditorium.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai (40 years old, living in Binh Duong ward, Ho Chi Minh City) shared: "I was very moved when I watched it. The play was like an epic about patriotism and national pride. I took my children to see it so they could understand more about the heroic history of the nation."

A scene from the play

The work "Tieng Trong Me Linh" has been re-performed with many different crews and versions, but each time it is performed, domestic and foreign audiences give the play warm praise.

Excellent performance by the artists at the show

According to People's Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, activities within the framework of "Ho Chi Minh City Literature and Arts Days" in 2025 will be widely organized in the wards of Saigon, Binh Duong, Ba Ria, Vung Tau, and Con Dao special zone, contributing to promoting the diversity and uniqueness of art forms in the city; spreading works of ideological value to the people, helping to enhance patriotism, national pride and profound human values.

The excerpt was performed by the artists with great flair from singing to dancing, continuously receiving applause from the audience.

The Cai Luong play The Drum of Me Linh was first performed in 1977 (authors Viet Dung - Vinh Dien). The play was voted as one of the 50 typical literary and artistic works of Ho Chi Minh City since the country's reunification.

MINDSET

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/giu-hon-dan-toc-qua-vo-cai-luong-tieng-trong-me-linh-post820579.html