Hsu Ya-fen
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Hsu Ya-fen (born April 17, 1965) is a performer, singing composition designer, and director in Taiwanese opera. In 2003, she founded the Yafen Taiwanese Opera Troupe.
Biography
Born into a family of traditional opera, Hsu's ancestors were all Taiwanese opera performers. Her mother was the famous performer Hei Mao Yun in broadcast Taiwanese opera,[1][2] and her father was the versatile musician Guo Hung-hui.[3] She began her career in 1988, performing TV Taiwanese operas, and in 1991, she joined the Holo Taiwanese Opera Troupe to participate in modern Taiwanese opera theater productions. Driven by a sense of mission towards Taiwanese opera and a dedication to elevating the art form, Hsu founded the Yafen Taiwanese Opera Troupe in 2003, committed to preserving and innovating the art of Taiwanese opera.[4][5]
She has a multifaceted career in Taiwanese opera, including singing composition, direction, and acting.[4] In recent years, the productions by her troupe have received numerous acknowledgements, including a nomination for the Best Traditional Music Interpretation and winning the Best Traditional Opera Album at the 21st Golden Melody Awards in 2010 with Liang Chen Yu Tsao Shen (The Good Servant Meets the Kitchen God),[6] and a nomination for the Best Audiovisual Album at the 27th Golden Melody Awards for Traditional Arts and music in 2016 with Qin Shi huangdi.[7][8]
Singing style
Hsu Ya-fen’s singing style includes the following features. Firstly, she incorporates semitones into her singing. This technique, originally used to prevent dry tones and maintain a relaxed singing style, has become Hsu’s feature. Secondly, Hsu employs “little falsetto” in higher notes to soften the tones. The variety of rhythms, including man-pan (slow rhythm), kuai-pan (fast rhythm), yao-pan (flexible rhythm), san-pan (loose rhythm), also allows Hsu to employ “dragging” techniques.[8]Lastly, in the performances of Yafen Taiwanese Opera Troupe, Hsu does not sing according to fixed sheet music, making every performance unique and keeping the feature of the improvisation from both the singing performers and the musicians.[8]
References
- ↑ "《新再生緣》賦予老戲新靈魂 保留「黑貓雲」獨特唱韻". Yahoo News. 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ 文化部-博物之島. "博物之島". 文化部-博物之島. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "藝術家訪談系列 (7) 許亞芬 台上稱帝台下教戲 - 大紀元". 大紀元 www.epochtimes.com. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "許亞芬歌子戲劇坊". TAIWAN TOP演藝團隊 (in 中文). Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "2022 年度大戲 臺灣文學系列之《黑水溝》許亞芬歌子戲劇坊-國立傳統藝術中心". www.ncfta.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ TTV. "第27屆金曲獎頒獎典禮 - 歷屆得獎名單". 金曲27. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ "入圍暨得獎名單|傳藝金曲獎". gmafta.ncfta.gov.tw. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "許亞芬歌仔戲唱腔之研究__臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統". ndltd.ncl.edu.tw. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
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