Mu Guiying is the conductor of the classic aria.

The classic aria of Beijing Opera Mu is: The family is excited when they hear the news, and Mu will go out to defend his country. I haven't fought in 20 years. Alas, I can say that I did nothing for the country and the people, and I heard the sound of the golden drum horn, which aroused my ambition. I thought the peach blossom was majestic immediately, and the enemy's blood splashed all over the pomegranate skirt. As long as you are alive, you should do your duty. How can an inch of land be owned by others!

The classic aria of Mu combines the performances of Tsing Yi and Beijing Opera blues, draws lessons from and absorbs the body movements of the great warrior, vividly shapes the image of Mu, praises the Yangmen female general who puts the overall situation of the country first, regardless of personal gains and losses, and has noble patriotic sentiments, and pushes the art of Mei School to a new peak.

"Mu Commanding" mainly tells the story of Xixia's invasion of the Central Plains in the Northern Song Dynasty. The King of Song decided to choose a marshal to lead the troops to resist through the tinker competition, and Yang's family returned with Yang's sword on the tinker and won the handsome seal. His mother, Mu Guiying, deeply felt that the court was unkind and didn't want to work for him any more. Finally, inspired by She Taijun, she readily agreed to go out with her troops.

Mu Guiying's Role-building

Mei Lanfang plays Mu, combining the performances of Tsing Yi and Peking Opera blues, vividly portrays the heroic image of a middle-aged woman Mu leading an army to kill the enemy, and praises the indomitable noble character of generations of Yang family men, women and children and their patriotic feelings of putting the overall situation of the country first and disregarding personal grievances. Mei Lanfang mobilized the rich artistic experience accumulated over the past decades, shaped the last stage image in his artistic life with exquisite performances, and pushed the Mei School art to a new height.

At that time, Mei Lanfang was over 60 years old and felt the same way about Mu's heroic spirit. Therefore, he grasped Mu's character very accurately in the play, highlighting Mu's heroic charm of giving up personal grudges, reorganizing his uniform, taking a generous oath, sending troops to the frontier and staying in the mountains and forests. In the "hometown", "holding the seal" and "sending troops" venues, whether wearing printed embroidered robes in red or wearing pythons with feathers, they are dignified and demure, heroic, calm and dignified, and radiant.