Remember composer Le Duy Hanh!

Playwright Le Duy Hanh is a "big tree" of Southern theater arts. Whether in opera, reformed opera, drama... he left many deep impressions. Commemorating the 2nd anniversary of playwright Le Duy Hanh's death, artists and music lovers miss him even more, the man who "spent his life pouring out his heart and soul to spin silk".

Artists Ngoc Quyen and Thanh Nhuong in the play “Forever Faith” by playwright Le Duy Hanh. Photo: DUY KHOI

“The Soul of Jade Poetry” is a collection of scripts by playwright Le Duy Hanh, produced by the late artist’s family and recently released to the public. The publication includes 8 famous scripts: “Remembering the Old Moon Season”, “Moving the Capital”, “Two Banks”, “Modern Fairy Tales”, “Huong Su”, “Nguyet Ha”, “Soul of Tuong”, “The Soul of Jade Poetry”. The works cover many topics and genres such as historical cai luong, social cai luong, tuong hat boi, experimental cai luong, and solo scripts. These are scripts that have left many marks on the stage or won awards at national cai luong theater festivals. Reading each page of the script, readers can imagine each role and play that is deeply imprinted in their memory. At the same time, they remember the gentle playwright, devoted to the beauty of traditional theater.

Previously, many anthologies of reformed opera scripts by playwright Le Duy Hanh were introduced to the public such as “Anthology of reformed opera scripts by playwright Le Duy Hanh”, “Anthology of Le Duy Hanh - Memory”, “As in the legend”… In the hundreds of scripts he has composed, playwright Le Duy Hanh has shown his versatility and diligence, and is not afraid to experiment with new genres. Among them, the biggest mark in Le Duy Hanh’s scripts is the historical theme with timeless plays such as “Tam su Ngoc Han”, “Vua Thanh Trieu Le”, “Mat troi dem the ky”, “Queen hai vua”, “Chiec ngoa”…

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During his lifetime, composer Le Duy Hanh had a lot of affection for Can Tho . He often returned to Can Tho to visit friends, compose and have many artistic activities here, about 20 years ago.

For the writer, the two works by composer Le Duy Hanh that were seen in Can Tho City are "Memory" and "Forever Faith".

That was a day in January 2008, at the Turtle Hall, Can Tho University (now Can Tho University) at that time, Vietnam Television Center in Can Tho City and Hau Giang Province Radio and Television Station broadcast live the Cai Luong play “Memory” by author Le Duy Hanh, directed by Meritorious Artist Bach Tuyet (now People’s Artist Bach Tuyet). The play’s setting is Lung Cot Cau in Phong Dien, with the story of a theater troupe owner who is devoted to his homeland, despite facing temptations and persecution from the enemy. Many artists performing this play such as Vu Luan, Hai Yen, Hoang Nhat, Huu Quoc, Lich Su, Duy Thanh... made hundreds of student audiences excited. Under the stage’s halo, the gentle playwright sat watching, paying close attention to every detail.

The second play that the writer still remembers is “Forever Shining Faith” by composer Le Duy Hanh, which was broadcast live by VTV Can Tho in the program “Harmony of the Nine Dragons Land” in 2015. By telling an attractive story through the art of Cai Luong, composer Le Duy Hanh beautifully portrayed the images of two revolutionaries Le Hong Phong and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai. Cai Luong is beautiful from the story, characters, details to dialogue, lyrics, songs… Composer Le Duy Hanh’s talent shines through the work.

Commemorating the 2nd anniversary of composer Le Duy Hanh's death, here are a few words...

DANG HUYNH

Source: https://baocantho.com.vn/nho-soan-gia-le-duy-hanh--a190661.html