Handsome Tu Suong, handsome Vo Minh Lam in Dai Viet's Map

The new Cai Luong stage Dai Viet has just released the character designs for the play Buc Ngon Do Dai Viet. Artist Tu Suong is unfamiliar with the image of a man.

Artist Tu Suong (left) with the character Nguyen Phuc and Vo Minh Lam as Nguyen Dia Lo - Photo: Dai Viet Stage

In the play, Tu Suong plays Nguyen Phuc, the male role that the audience is waiting for.

How "manly" will Tu Suong be when playing Nguyen Phuc?

Tu Suong has experience playing male characters on the stage of traditional opera. However, this is the first time she plays Nguyen Phuc in the entire play Buc Ngon Do Dai Viet (authors: Ha Van Cau - Loan Thao - Thanh Tong).

In this character, she will pair up with her cousin, People's Artist Que Tran (as Bao Tram). They play a married couple who initially came together because of political conspiracy.

But because of their sincere feelings, they ignored all the plots of the forces to live and die for each other.

It can be said that these are two characters with very complex inner psyches, so they require great inner strength from the artist.

Artist Dien Trung (left) is both the assistant director of the play Buc Ngon Do Dai Viet and plays the character Tran Kien, while his wife, artist Le Thanh Thao, plays the role of Anh Mai - Photo: Dai Viet Stage

The act of giving roles to two excellent actresses of the 5th generation of the Minh To family received the approval of many people.

Not only that, director Hoa Ha also "threatened" to stage many difficult scenes for Tu Suong and Que Tran to maximize their inner strength, making the audience even more excited to watch.

Golden Bell of Southern Folk Songs Nguyen Minh Truong (left) plays The Loc and artist Nha Thy, Minh Truong's wife, plays A Van - Photo: Dai Viet Stage

As for Tu Suong, when accepting a male role and having to act out a love scene with Bao Tram is not an easy task for a female actress who has left a deep impression in the hearts of audiences for a long time.

However, many people in the industry say that Tu Suong when playing male roles is even more "manly" than male artists.

Not only does she have beautiful female roles, but her dancing and acting skills are also very good. In many traditional opera plays, Tu Suong also taught dancing and gestures to many young actors.

The daughter of the late artist Kim Ngoc, artist Kim Ngan (right), returns to the cai luong stage with the character of Mrs. Tran, and Pham Vu Thanh is Tich Ban - Photo: Dai Viet Stage

Waiting for the old double role of Vo Minh Lam

Besides Tu Suong's Nguyen Phuc, Vo Minh Lam's role as Nguyen Dia Lo is also a highlight, attracting attention in the 2025 version of Dai Viet Map .

Character creation of Nguyen Dia Lo by Vo Minh Lam - Photo: Dai Viet Stage

Last year, Vo Minh Lam played the role of an old man for the first time, the character Bay Don, in the revolutionary opera Nguoi ven do and immediately received great success when he won a gold medal for individuals at the National Opera Festival in Can Tho .

Mr. Bay Don is an old actor in a modern, psychological and social opera. Now he is an old actor but Lam gets to try his hand at traditional opera.

This means that the young actor is given the opportunity to test himself and explore roles that are not considered his forte but belong to two different genres of cải lương.

With his increasingly mature singing and acting skills, Vo Minh Lam is expected to bring new life to the role that has been associated with veteran artists such as Thanh Tong, Truong Son, Vu Linh...

The Dai Viet Map also features artists Thanh Son, Dien Trung, Minh Truong, Pham Vu Thanh, Huu Tai, Le Thanh Thao, Nha Thy, Kim Ngan, Lam Minh Nghiem...

The play will meet audiences on the evening of October 11 at Tran Huu Trang Opera House.

LINH DOAN

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tu-suong-dep-trai-vo-minh-lam-dep-lao-trong-buc-ngon-do-dai-viet-20250913122906784.htm