Waiting for the "Golden Bell of Traditional Music 2025" to ring out

3 contestants compete in the final ranking night of “Golden Bell of Traditional Music 2025”: Ha Nhu, Quan Tri and Thuy Duong. Photo: Organizing Committee

In the final round 3 taking place on Sunday night (September 21), the topic given by the Organizing Committee was to perform excerpts from Cai Luong Xa Hoi, with classic roles in classic plays. This is a difficult topic, because the audience will inevitably make comparisons, albeit lamely, with the roles that have been "nailed" to the names of "old" artists; besides, the contestants must show their own unique style on stage. However, the 3 contestants Le Thi Ha Nhu (Vinh Long), Vuong Quan Tri (An Giang), Dang Thi Thuy Duong ( Ho Chi Minh City) conquered the audience and judges.

Quan Tri is an expected contestant and made a good impression throughout the journey of "Golden Bell of Traditional Music 2025". Although only 16 years old, the An Giang boy has many achievements such as Champion of the 2024 Talented Artists in the Garden, First Prize of the 2025 Radio Singing Contest of Traditional Music in Con Dao Special Zone... To win a ticket to the final ranking, Quan Tri successfully transformed into the role of Sang in the excerpt "Durian Leaves" (author Kim Cuong, adapted by The Chau - Lam Tuyen). Quan Tri's emotional performance, expressing the pain and regret for not seeing the suffering mother who loved her child so much because of her greed for wealth, brought tears to many people. Quan Tri exploited the depth of the character, with a warm, emotional voice.

Vinh Long girl Ha Nhu also showed her talent when she transformed into the role of Trinh in the play “Chi Hang’s daughter” (author Ha Trieu - Hoa Phuong). Ha Nhu portrayed the thorny and ironic life of the unfortunate girl. Contestant Thuy Duong with her role in the excerpt “The heart of the sea” also received many compliments from the audience.

Looking back at the journey of conquering the "Golden Bell of Traditional Opera 2025" of the 3 contestants, we can see their efforts and differences. Fans and experts see in Quan Tri the love for Cai Luong, the ability and the prospect of going further, like a second Vo Minh Lam, Le Hoang Nghi... in the future. Ha Nhu and Thuy Duong both have good voices, know how to exploit the strengths of the stage, and have good looks. People's Artist Thanh Nam, the judge of the competition, commented that the 3 contestants in the final ranking have "a balance between singing and acting - something that is very necessary in a professional Cai Luong artist". People's Artist Trong Huu hopes that these will be the young buds for the future of Cai Luong.

In the final ranking night, 3 contestants will go through 2 challenges: performing a reformed opera excerpt with a Vietnamese historical theme and randomly drawing a traditional song to perform on stage. Let's wait for "Golden Bell of Traditional Opera 2025" to ring out!

DANG HUYNH

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/cho-chuong-vang-vong-co-2025-ngan-vang-a191311.html