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People's Artist Le Thuy in the role of A Khac Thien Kieu

On the evening of August 30th, during the "Legendary Night" program held at the Ben Thanh Theater, People's Artist Le Thuy and People's Artist Minh Vuong, along with other stage stars, received enthusiastic applause from the audience. In particular, their performance of the excerpt "Autumn on Bach Ma Mountain" garnered much affection from the audience. Both artists continue to strive to perform their roles well, even though they are both approaching 80 years old.

From left to right: People's Artist Trong Huu, Meritorious Artist Bao Quoc, Meritorious Artist Phuong Hang, Meritorious Artist Thai My, People's Artist Le Thuy, artist Linh Tam

Golden generation artists present in the program included: Le Thuy, Minh Vuong, Ngoc Giau, Bao Quoc, Trong Huu, Chi Tam, Thoai Mieu, Hoai Thanh, Do Quyen, and later generation artists such as: Chau Thanh, Thanh Hang, Phuong Hang, Phuong Loan, Linh Tam, Thoai My, Trong Phuc, Kim Tu Long, Ngan Tuan, Tu Suong, Vo Minh Lam… bringing many emotions to the audience by reenacting classic excerpts from the past: "Rang Ngoc Con Son", "Han Mac Tu", "To Anh Nguyet", "Lover on the Battlefield"…

Meritorious Artist Bao Quoc and People's Artist Phuong Loan

In the early 1960s, those with good voices and exceptional talent in singing vọng cổ (traditional Vietnamese folk singing) had a high chance of becoming leading actors and actresses because audiences at that time were very fond of listening to vọng cổ. Artists such as Minh Vương, Minh Cảnh, Mỹ Châu, Thanh Kim Huệ, and Lệ Thủy built their theatrical careers thanks to their good voices and exceptional vọng cổ singing skills.

People's Artist Minh Vương and People's Artist Phượng Loan

Having only performed a couple of times on stage singing vọng cổ (traditional Vietnamese folk songs), People's Artist Lệ Thủy's voice was recognized by those in the industry for its unique characteristics compared to the contemporary vọng cổ styles. Thanks to this, she was soon invited by record companies to record vọng cổ and quickly rose to fame with recorded vọng cổ songs such as: "Nấu bánh đêm xuân" (Cooking Cakes on a Spring Night), "Lương Sơn Bá-Chúc Anh Đài", "Cô hàng chè tươi" (The Fresh Tea Seller)...

People's Artist Le Thuy's voice at that time was praised by experts for its unique blend of high and low tones, rich in expression. Some simply said her voice was like a ringing bell. Others said her singing was pleasant to the ear, soothing, clear like a bright moonlit night in a blue sky, or as comfortable as a cool breeze on a river.

Theater journalists of the time described artist Le Thuy's voice as sweet yet simple and unpretentious, making her very popular. Audiences loved Le Thuy because her simple, lyrical style contained elegance, sincerity, and deep emotion that easily touched people's hearts.

Meritorious Artist Minh Nhi and Meritorious Artist Thoai My

Not only excelling in singing and quickly gaining fame in the recording industry for vinyl records and radio stations in the 1950s and 1960s, People's Artist Le Thuy also demonstrated her acting talent with the Thanh Tam Gold Medal (1964) just three years after she entered the Cai Luong stage (Tram Vang troupe). Also in 1964, People's Artist Minh Vuong was awarded the Vong Co Champion Prize.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nsnd-le-thuy-the-he-chung-toi-luon-la-nhung-ngoi-sao-binh-di-196240831110733179.htm