Vu Luan reunites with Tam Tam in the play "The Sword of the Dragon Saber"

(NLDO) - They are a pair of co-stars who were rumored to be a lovebirds, after many years of reunion on the Vu Luan traditional opera stage.

Meritorious Artist Tam Tam and Meritorious Artist Vu Luan in the play "Thanh Kiem Do Long"

On the evening of February 22, at Ben Thanh Theater, a large audience came to watch the play "Thanh Kiem Do Long" (author Cam Tam, director Vu Tran), cheering on the reunion of the artist couple Vu Luan and Tam Tam.

"I used to study at Bach Long Children's Group with Vu Luan, so we have many beautiful memories. I remember many valuable lessons that Mr. Bach Long taught us, especially performing traditional plays with choreography applied in each song and melody. I am very happy to meet again this time" - Meritorious Artist Tam Tam shared.

Artist Le Nguyen Truong Giang (as Ta Ton) and Gia Bao (as young Truong Vo Ky) with emotional performances in the play "Thanh Kiem Do Long"

Before 1975, the Cai Luong stage had a trend of composing and staging many Cai Luong scripts based on Kim Dung's martial arts novels. The plays "Co Gai Do Long" and "Do Long Dao Y Thien Kiem" were the two most popular scripts in the 70s in Saigon. Later, many authors based on Kim Dung's novels to compose Cai Luong scripts.

Artist Nhat Khanh and Nguyen Van Hop in the play "Thanh Kiem Do Long"

It can be said that when the cai luong script was based on Kim Dung's novels, the swordplay cai luong was mostly staged on the Kim Chung, Kim Chuong, and Da Ly Huong stages. The play "Co gai Do Long" written by the two playwrights Ha Trieu and Hoa Phuong created a peak shock for cai luong fans at that time, followed by many other plays that also brought in high revenue.

From the Vietnamese translated books that people love to read, they have had more fun watching the golden generation of artists of the Cai Luong stage perform emotionally such as: Minh Canh, Bach Tuyet, Tan Tai, Minh Vuong, Le Thuy, Minh Phung, My Chau, Phuong Lien, Thanh Kim Hue, Kim Ngoc, Hong Nga...

And they admired the artist's talent, even mentioning the character's name whenever they met in real life. When the video reform movement developed, this trend flourished, and record companies exploited many popular video plays inspired by Jin Yong's novels.

Remember the late Meritorious Artist Thanh Sang who was loved for his role as Ta Ton; artist Hong Nga who was praised for her role as Han Ly; or artist Kim Ngoc who played the role of Chau Chi Nhuoc very gracefully...

Dance combined with martial arts created vivid performances in the play "Thanh Kiem Do Long"

Famous and widely resounding films such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Return of the Condor Heroes", "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer", "Thien Long Bat Bo"... have been staged and performed for decades. Composers such as Mong Van, Ha Trieu, Hoa Phuong, Yen Lang, Nguyen Thao, Yen Ba, Moc Linh, Hoang Kham, The Chau, Nhi Kieu, Vien Chau... have composed swordplay operas that have been ordered by record companies.

Vu Luan Stage always creates opportunities for many artists to participate in performing traditional plays that are seriously staged, in addition to traditional plays, also using the pentatonic music of Cai Luong stage.

With author Cam Tam (daughter-in-law of playwright Ngoc Van), she tells the story of the Do Long sword in her own way, not dryly illustrating the story of hatred in the martial arts world but choosing a humane message in the true style of traditional opera for the artists to express.

Watching the play, the audience clearly distinguished the main and evil characters, especially the characters Truong Vo Ky (played by Vu Luan) and Trieu Minh (played by Tam Tam) who were warmly cheered by the chemistry between the two artists who were once classmates.

The play also has the participation of artists: To Chau, Trong Nghia, Le Nguyen Truong Giang, Vo Ngoc Quyen, Nguyen Van Hop, Le Trinh, Ha My Anh, Chi Bao, Thanh Thuy, Hien Linh, Nhat Khanh, Le Thanh Dat, Hoai Minh, Thuy Loan, Quynh Nhi, baby Gia Bao...

Watching artist Le Nguyen Truong Giang perform the role of Ta Ton, many older audiences recalled Meritorious Artist Thanh Sang. Although the play was staged in the style of classical opera, there were some moving performances that brought genuine emotions to the audience.

This is a beautiful impression that Vu Luan stage sends to the audience who have shown much affection for the socialized brand specializing in staging traditional opera.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vu-luan-hoi-ngo-tam-tam-trong-vo-thanh-kiem-do-long-196250223080130656.htm