People's Artist Bach Tuyet shares many thoughts about reforming vọng cổ songs in "Academy of cải lương"

People's Artist Thanh Hai speaks at the training program of the Cai Luong Academy

The training round (episode 6) of the Cai Luong Academy by People's Artist Bach Tuyet and a young team passionate about the art of Cai Luong will be broadcast on Today TV - You TV at 7:00 p.m. on May 12, and on People's Artist Bach Tuyet's YouTube channel at 8:00 p.m.

In this special issue, People's Artist Bach Tuyet and guests including artists, singers, and actors who are creating attraction with young audiences, discuss how to reform vọng cổ songs to make them suitable, convincing young people to return to the roots of national culture.

It can be said that People's Artist Vien Chau is the one who laid the foundation for the creation of the song "Tan Co Giao Duyen". On the background of modern music, he added vọng cổ verses to create Tan Co Giao Duyen.

Singer and musician Ho Phi Nal interacts with candidates of the Cai Luong Academy

The first folk song that People's Artist Vien Chau wrote was "Who are you?" based on modern music by musician Nguyen Huu Thiet, performed by People's Artist Le Thuy, recorded by Hong Hoa Records. Public opinion reacted. Many famous journalists and musicians at that time thought that People's Artist Vien Chau had damaged the folk song and called for a boycott.

However, he silently accepted the compliments and criticisms, still patiently and persistently with this innovation. After that, he received beautiful results, from the success of the new classical love song "Co hang che tuoi, who is he?" beyond expectation. From then on, the new classical love song was welcomed and exists until today.

Actors Tu Tri and Lam Nguyen improvise acting in the training program of the Cai Luong Academy

People's Artist Bach Tuyet hopes that, in its golden age, Cai Luong is still looking for something new for the times. Therefore, in the Cai Luong Academy, the producer has dedicated a course to training "trendy Cai Luong", which carries the contemporary breath of young people.

Participating in training and sharing experiences with contestants in this episode are: MC Bao Anh, singer-songwriter Ho Phi Nal, singer Hoai Anh Kiet, content creator/TikToker Duc Anh, actor Lam Nguyen.

Singer and musician Ho Phi Nal once collaborated with People's Artist Bach Tuyet in the product "Co Ba Ca Co", a combination of modern, youthful music and vọng cổ. The work attracted attention when it was released close to the Lunar New Year 2024 and entered the top 5 most popular Tet songs voted by Tiktok VN. A musical part of this song also created a dance craze on social networks, showing its uniqueness and timeliness.

Candidates participating in the Cai Luong Academy

Recently, the image of People's Artist Bach Tuyet and Ho Phi Nal in "Tan Khuc Ly Co Ba" (a version of "Co Ba Ca Co") appeared in Times Square (USA) in a campaign to promote Vietnamese music to the world by VIEENT MUSIC (a unit specializing in publishing and copyright protection, currently a direct partner with many platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Apple Music, Spotify...).

Singer and musician Ho Phi Nal believes that this is a great opportunity in his artistic process. Before, he had never combined reformed opera and modern music into one work. When People's Artist Bach Tuyet suggested it, he felt more pressure than joy, but in the end he conquered the challenge because he liked this feeling.

According to him, the most difficult part is creating a "connection" for the music and the vọng cổ verses to be smooth and not broken. The lyrics for the modern music and vọng cổ verses are written by two people, so the tempo of the music is different. He also advises contestants not to put too much material into one song, as it will be very difficult to perform.

People's Artist Bach Tuyet said: "Over time, the human body will age. But the mind and will are two things that can still contain passion, ambition, and thoughts to continue creating. I always follow, listen and proactively seek out young people to learn from them, listen and feel the breath of youth, the era in which they are the masters.

In "Em gai mua" there is the line "Mưa trôi đi lại trong thơ", I heard it and immediately called musician Mr. Siro to ask for permission to adapt the vọng cổ song. This time, in "Cô Ba ca cổ", I love this line by Nal "Bặt con nắng mà trôi trên lại", so beautiful and pure! And all of that, I want to convey with the melody and lyrics of cải lương... that is also what this 80-year-old woman wants to do".

Singer and musician Ho Phi Nal interacts with the audience

Explaining this, Mr. Tran Thanh Dung, the program's production director, shared: "Keeping up with the trends and tastes of young people are also important factors in innovation, helping Cai Luong go further and be closer to young people. For that reason, Duc Anh appeared here to share the experiences he has had with social networks. This will also be useful for candidates to proactively build their image on the platforms."

The Cai Luong Academy is built in the form of an academy with the Director being People's Artist - Doctor of Arts Bach Tuyet. Cai Luong artists Chau Thanh, Thanh Hang and "musician" - musician, People's Artist Thanh Hai accompany the contestants throughout the program to train and pass on their skills. The program is led by content creator Thay Beo U40.

The Cai Luong Academy, with its combination of training - competition - performance, aims to build the image of a new generation of Cai Luong artists, not only working professionally, but also culturally.

The Cai Luong Academy consists of 12 episodes. The first 3 episodes are the selection round for contestants. The next 8 episodes are challenges to train and hone their skills. From the initial 50 contestants, the judges choose 25 to continue, then gradually eliminate some contestants before the final round. Episode 12 concludes the program, finding the champion.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nsnd-bach-tuyet-gui-gam-noi-niem-ve-cai-cach-bai-vong-co-196240511105408549.htm