Chongqing Sichuan Opera Sister Jiang Winning Wenhua Award China Art Festival 2025 to be Co-held by Sichuan and Chongqing

On September 15th,the closing ceremony of the 13thChina Art Festival was held in Xiong’an,Hebei Province.The organizing committee of the festival presented the much-expected 17thWenhua Award and the 19thGalaxy Award.The Wenhua Award went to the Sichuan OperaSister Jiangchoreographed by the Sichuan Opera House of Chongqing,and the Amateur Chorus Team Award under the Galaxy Award went to Chongqing Youth Chorus.Among them,the Sichuan OperaSister Jiangwas the second win by the Chongqing art circle after the Sichuan OperaGoldwon the award 22 years ago.

9月15日，第十三届中国艺术节闭幕式在河北雄安举行，艺术节组委会颁发了备受瞩目的第十七届文华奖、第十九届群星奖。重庆市川剧院创排的川剧《江姐》荣获文华大奖，重庆青年合唱团荣获群星奖中的群众合唱团队奖。其中，川剧《江姐》是重庆文艺界继川剧《金子》之后，阔别22年重获该项大奖。

The closing ceremony of the 13th China Art Festival.第十三届中国艺术节闭幕式暨文艺晚会。

Themed “Forging Ahead on a New Journey in Celebration of the 20thNational Congress”,the festival is a major culture event jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the governments of Beijing,Tianjin,and Hebei.In 2025,the 14thChina Art Festival will be jointly held by Sichuan and Chongqing.

The Chinese Cultural and Art Government Award -Wenhua Award is a national stage art government award established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.It is the highest government award in the field of stage art in China,which is awarded every 3 years.This year,a total of 58 works from various provinces and municipalities and troupes directly under the CPC Central Committee participated in the selection.Based on the novelRed Rock,the Sichuan OperaSister Jiangis produced by the Publicity Department of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee,Chongqing Municipal Commission of Cultural Tourism,and Sichuan Opera House of Chongqing,and choreographed by the Sichuan Opera House of Chongqing.The opera is written by Yan Su,a famous playwright and lyricist,and starred by Shen Tiemei,Vice Chairman of China Theater Association,Chairman of Chongqing Federation of Literary and Art Circles,and President of the Sichuan Opera House of Chongqing.

The opera shows originality in terms of aria design,plot arrangement,music composition,and orchestration.In terms of aria,the high tune,a most distinctive tune of Sichuan Opera,takes up most of the music throughout the play.Adapted fromRed Plum Blossom,the opera is dramatized and designed according to the format of Sichuan Opera,accompanied by Chinese national orchestral music to maintain the features of “vocal accompaniment,acrobatics,and singing” characterizing the Sichuan Opera high tune.In terms of the plot,the opera presents a detailed display of the exploits of Hongyan Heroes represented by Sister Jiang and manages to incorporate the “Eight Articles in Prison” in an artistic,emotional,and rational way.The adaptation has endowed the classic work with new connotation,passing on the Hongyan Spirit and bestowing upon it more brilliance in the new era.

Flag handover ceremony交接旗仪式。

本届艺术节以“喜迎二十大 奋进新征程”为主题，是文化和旅游部与京津冀三地政府联合举办的重大文化活动。2025年第十四届中国艺术节将由川渝两地联合举办。

中国文化艺术政府——文华奖是文化和旅游部设立的国家舞台艺术政府奖，是我国舞台艺术领域的最高政府奖，每3年评选一次，本届文华奖共有来自各省市和中直院团的58部作品参评。川剧《江姐》由重庆市委宣传部、市文化旅游委、市川剧院等单位联合出品，市川剧院创排，取材于小说《红岩》，由著名剧作家、词作家阎肃担任编剧，中国戏剧家协会副主席、重庆市文联主席、重庆市川剧院院长沈铁梅领衔主演。

该剧从唱腔设计、剧情编排、谱曲配器上进行了独立创作，在唱腔上用最具川剧特色的高腔作为全剧音乐的主体，配以小型民族管弦乐队为伴奏，保持了川剧高腔“帮、打、唱”的特点，对“红梅赞”进行了戏曲化、川剧化改编和设计；在剧情上，充分展示了以江姐为代表的红岩英烈事迹，艺术化、情感化、合理化地融入了“狱中八条”，赋予作品新的时代价值，让红岩精神代代相传，在新时代熠熠生辉。