1980-1990
Song Zigen was born in a peasant family in Xuchang City. He loved opera since he was a child. Due to his family poverty, he could only study in a local amateur opera school in his youth. Later, he was Studying drama while working. With a persistent pursuit of opera,
from 1988 to 1990, he worked as an actor in the Hebi Mining Bureau Art Troupe.
In 1990, he entered Anyang Opera School for further studies. Four years of student life not only made him understand the difficulties of achieving an artistic career, but also made him understand the standards of being an artist with both virtue and art.
In 1991, he played the bandit platoon leader in "Flying to Luding Bridge" and performed in Zhongnanhai, Beijing. He was cordially received by central leaders such as Zhang Zhen, Yang Chengwu, and Li Desheng, and was praised by Director Liu Minyan of the Art Department of the Provincial Department of Culture. Although he played a small role, he played it seriously, with a lot of heart, and the character was spot on.
After graduating in 1994, he stayed at the school to teach. During this period, he knew that being a teacher was not as good as being a student, especially as a technical secondary school graduate teaching technical secondary school students. It was imaginable how difficult it was to prepare lessons. To teach students a lesson, he had to spend 5-10 days preparing lessons. He has a creed: Don't mislead others. Teach and educate others by example. Do your best to pass on traditional art!
In 1996, he was admitted to the music major of Henan University (correspondence course). In 1998, Song Zigen went to Taiwan, the treasure island of the motherland, to perform cross-strait cultural and artistic exchanges with the famous performing artist Zhang Baoying. He plays the main role in "Three Crying Palace" and "Seventh Grade Sesame Official". In 2000, he became a disciple of Jia Tingju, the head of the famous Tang School of performing artists. He knelt down and bowed three times, officially becoming the third generation successor of the Tang School. From then on, his Tang style art took off!
In 2003, he was admitted to the Chinese Academy of Opera as an undergraduate. His unremitting efforts have improved his performance level.
In 2004, he participated in the provincial capital event in Zhengzhou to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the birth of Tang Xicheng. He played Qu Yuan for the first time and caused a sensation in Zhengzhou with his famous Tang-style singing.
In 2005, he participated in a large-scale concert of Henan opera genres and famous actors and actresses hosted by the Henan Provincial Department of Culture.
In November 2005, a special concert of Song Zigen's excerpts was held at the Yingxie Theater in Zhengzhou.
In 2006, he shared the stage with other artists at the "Star Gathering and Powerful Alliance" at the Zhengzhou Yingxie Theater, and successively played Yan Tianming in "Blood Splattered on the Black Veil" and Li Shimin in "Three Crying Halls". Han Qi in "Bao Qingtian".
In 2007, he participated in the British Association Opera Week organized by Henan TV Station's "Liyuan Spring".
In December 2007, he participated in the Chinese New Year TV Opera Gala in Wuxi, a famous historical and cultural city in China, and played the role of Yue Fei in "Man Jiang Hong"
In 2007, he won the Henan Provincial Education System Drama Quality Course Evaluation Competition Won the first prize. In October of the same year, he participated in the Chinese Opera "Red Plum Award" competition and won the "Golden Flower Award". In the same year, he participated in the British Association Opera Week organized by Henan TV Station's "Liyuan Spring".
In 2008, he was elected as the director of the Opera Music Teaching and Research Section of Anyang Culture and Art School. In June, a special concert of Song Zigen was held in the studio of Anyang TV Station.
In December, a special concert of Song Zigen's excerpts was held at the Xiangyu Grand Stage in Zhengzhou.
In September 2010, he guided students to participate in the National Little Plum Blossom Award Competition and won the gold medal.
In November 2010, the program "Xu Ce Running City" won the first prize in the 5th Opera and Dance Competition of Henan Provincial Cultural System Art College.
In November 2010, he participated in Si Xiaoqing’s Apprenticeship Concert. In 2011, he participated in the "Red Imagination" party of Anyang Culture and Art School to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Party, and directed the rehearsal of the zigzag opera "Red Lantern Story - Execution Ground" "
In the same year, he participated in Henan Opera Broadcasting's "Liyuan New Show" and won the audience's top ten favorite young actors and the most powerful award! In the same year, he was admitted to the Master of Arts program of the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Opera
In December, he participated in the gathering party of the Master of Arts program of the Chinese Academy of Opera.
In 2012, he was invited to participate in the 2012 National Henan Opera and Tang School Fans Concert in Zhengzhou
On August 23, he participated in the 3rd Tang School Fans Concert at the Goethe Opera House and Concert
On the evening of December 6, 2012, the "Special Opera Concert and Disciple Recruitment Ceremony of Song Zigen, the Outstanding Successor of the Tang School of Henan Opera" was held grandly at the Anyang Iron and Steel Workers' Theater.
Eight outstanding young actors and 55 fans from Henan, Hebei and the Chinese Opera Academy paid homage to Song Zigen at the concert. Song Zigen taught his master Jia Tingju: "Be loyal to the party." , be filial to your parents, be conscientious to your friends, and have perseverance in your career," he passed on to his apprentices. At the same time, he also gave his disciples the training of "act seriously and carefully on stage, and be courteous and kind off stage"!
Lu Xingcai, a professor at the China Academy of Opera, and Zhu Chaolun, a famous opera critic, witnessed this exciting moment. He also expressed his congratulations to Song Zigen, his blessings to Tang School art, and his high hopes!
The next day, the "Song Zigen Performing Arts Seminar" was held in the conference room on the fourth floor of the college.
Lu Xingcai, a professor at the China Academy of Opera, Zhu Chaolun, a famous opera critic, Zhang Baoying, a famous Henan Opera performing artist, and Jia Tingju, a famous Henan Opera performing artist and leader of the Tang School of Henan Opera, spoke highly of Song Zigen’s spirit of studying hard and diligently and his artistic achievements. Dean Lu Aiguo expressed his gratitude to the experts for their presence and stated that he would promote the art of Henan Opera, Tang School and Cui School.
On January 12, 2013, his mentor, Mr. Jia Tingju, a Yu Opera performing artist and head of the Tang School, held a grand apprenticeship ceremony at the China Garden Hotel in Suzhou. Disciples of Henan Opera performing artist Zhang Baoying, national first-class actress Ms. Chen Xiulan, and literary and martial arts student Ren Xianjun also participated in the ceremony. At this apprenticeship ceremony, junior Liu Bing and mentor Mr. Jia Tingju *** sang the Henan Opera "Three Crying Halls" Selections. Song Zigen and his junior brother Liu Bing*** performed "Yuanmen Beheading Son" together and got 10% off the price for the second time! A unique event was performed.
On January 18, 2013, in Suqi Village, Yonghe Township, Anyang County, he was officially invited to become the chief director of the "Youth Herald" Heart to Heart Art Troupe
Participated on February 21 Anyang City Lantern Festival Opera Gala "Golden Snake in Spring"
On March 31, he co-starred in Henan's first Henan opera micro-movie "Father". This Henan opera micro-film is a story adapted from his academic experience. In the 25-minute film, a large number of Henan opera arias are incorporated. The classic Tang school arias such as "Orange Trees in the South", "Yue Fei", "Hanjinkou" and other arias will appear in different forms in the play. That is to say, it promotes the Henan opera culture and has profound meaning of life. At the same time, the play calls on modern people to learn to correctly handle the contradiction between career and family affection, and not to forget their parents while fighting for their career. In addition, Mr. Song Zigen said: "Next year happens to be the 90th anniversary of the birth of Master Tang Xicheng, the founder of the Tang School. This work is a kind of learning for me, and it is also a small gift for the 90th anniversary of the birth of Master Tang Xicheng.
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On May 15th, at the Master of Arts Graduation Performance of the Performance Department of the China Academy of Opera, he reported on his transplantation of the traditional Peking Opera play "Hanjinkou"
On June 13th in China Kou Zhun, a guest star in the Henan opera "Mu Guiying Takes the Command" performed by the 2009 Henan opera major class of the Performance Department of the Academy of Opera in Beijing at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing
On July 6 and 7, 2013, it was held for the first time nationwide in Anyang, the ancient capital. The short-term training "Follow Me" of Tang School of Henan Opera taught "Three Crying Palaces" "On one side is the father-in-law of the lonely king"; "Blood Splattered on the Black Veil" "The wind rustles and the horse neighs"; "Qu Yuan" "Be a I also learned the art of vocalization in the course. On July 27 and 28, 2013, the second phase of the National Henan Opera and Tang School Art "Learn From Me" was held in Anyang. "Encourage the imperial concubine"; "Yuanmen Beheading" "It's okay not to mention the past" and "Nanyangguan" "Just fire the cannon outside the west gate" and other classic singing styles, as well as teach body movements and popularize opera knowledge