Hong Van Drama Theater (Ho Chi Minh City Student Cultural House) has just performed the musical "Bong Canh Co" (author, director Le Nguyen Tuan Anh, based on the musical story of the late musician, Meritorious Artist Bac Son). The play attracted a large audience of people who love pure Vietnamese musicals.
Since the musical "Tien Nga" directed by Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc, stages in Ho Chi Minh City have seen more and more purely Vietnamese musicals. According to People's Artist Hong Van, musicals in general and purely Vietnamese musicals in particular are currently popular trends in the theater scene. "After the play "Bong Canh Co" we will continue to perform two purely Vietnamese musicals, "No Than" by the late author Le Duy Hanh and a musical about the compositions of musician Minh Vy. This is an effort to renew the theater scene, serving the audience so that the stage life in Ho Chi Minh City has more new spiritual dishes for the public" - People's Artist Hong Van expressed.
A scene from the pure Vietnamese musical "Bong Canh Stork" by Hong Van Drama Theater
To contribute to the overall success of the musical "Bong Canh Stork", People's Artist Hong Van invited musician Minh Vy to be the music director and he meticulously took care of each song, mixing and arranging the music inserted into each line of dialogue, the climax music and the music expressing the feelings of the characters in the play to make it truly appropriate.
According to insiders, the purely Vietnamese musical "Bong Canh Co" has brought many audiences to tears. Because Bac Son's music is imbued with love for the homeland, carrying heavy nostalgia, it has created emotions, improvised with the Southern drama style with rivers, wharves, ferries and full of nostalgia about love for the land and people. The trend of purely Vietnamese musicals is also a favorable basis for integrating the promotion of the image of Vietnamese culture, country and people through the play. This purely Vietnamese content is also suitable for young audiences and foreign tourists.
The trend of pure Vietnamese musicals is also heating up on stages in Hanoi. The People's Public Security Theater in collaboration with the Vietnam National Academy of Music has successfully performed the musical "The Rider". The play vividly exploits the image of Uncle Ho with the People's Public Security force, especially the People's Public Security's intelligence force during the resistance war. The Youth Theater has presented the musical "Waves" with content exploiting the life and works of poetess Xuan Quynh, this is also one of the plays that has continuously lit up the stages of both the South and the North.
Experts believe that pure Vietnamese musicals will develop strongly in the near future. There will be more opportunities for artists to show off their talents, but from now on, it is necessary to pay attention to professional factors and human resources for this new field. People's Artist Tran Minh Ngoc acknowledged: "Pure Vietnamese musicals require actors to have solid skills. Because the script not only tells the story but also has the director's and musician's techniques to put the music in the right place. The musical language with songs instead of dialogue must be very convincing. Choosing actors who can sing and have a good sense of folk music is not a simple matter."
Director Le Nguyen Tuan Anh believes that all stages of the play, from finding actors, creating stories and commissioning compositions... must be "tailored" by directors to be close to the audience. Therefore, in the long term, it is necessary to invest properly in a team of actors who can sing and dance, only then will this type of drama have a foundation for sustainable development.
Besides the above mentioned pure Vietnamese musicals that have won over audiences, many other pure Vietnamese musicals have been and are preparing to be released such as: “Tam Cam musical”, “Thuy Tinh - The 101st child”, “The story of the red river”…
Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/giac-mo-nhac-kich-thuan-viet-20230918210722326.htm
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