Performance: Spanning generations, eternal value, and ultimate dreams mark a new chapter in Chinese music, with Wu Bai ushering in a new era for rock music. This is the most powerful original energy, an opera created by Wu Bai from his own life experiences, titled ‘The Road to Success Rock Opera.’ In 2024, following the great acclaim from last year, it brings a unique Wu Bai touch.
The ‘Road to Success Rock Opera’ premiered in Taipei in 2023. Through this work, Wu Bai reflects on his more than 30 years in rock music, creating a rock opera that has never appeared in the Chinese music scene. This is Wu Bai’s music world, where people’s lives are portrayed. Life is filled with love, hope, and courage. Through music and story, Wu Bai makes the most sincere confession to life, telling the world that while life is difficult, the journey can be beautiful. No matter how long the road ahead, with courage, love, and hope, every step can be taken firmly and steadily. That is why Wu Bai wrote ‘The Road to Success,’ a journey of one person chasing dreams, filled with trials, setbacks, and obstacles, but also with love, hope, and warmth. Life is like this, and that is why life is beautiful. After the performance of ‘The Road to Success Rock Opera’ in 2023, it confirmed what Wu Bai once said, ‘If my work does not become a classic, it will become a cult classic.’ He was right; through the emergence of ‘The Road to Success,’ Wu Bai proved that his work is a classic. Classics will be passed down, but not just by word of mouth. ‘The Road to Success’ is back in 2024 with a bang, allowing fans to witness once again the brilliance of Wu Bai’s classics. Wu Bai, who wrote ‘Vagabond Love Song’ at 25, created the rare ‘The Road to Success Rock Opera’ in the Chinese music scene at 52, with the protagonist being a 25-year-old rock guitarist. In 2023, Wu Bai’s concert tour attracted a large number of 25-year-old audience members, accounting for two-thirds. Although these 25-year-olds were not born when Wu Bai debuted in 1990, they know that Wu Bai sings not only about love songs but about life! Wu Bai has allowed many audiences to hear about time, love, and themselves, gaining joy and sorrow, and experiencing the taste of life through his songs. ‘The Road to Success Rock Opera’ is Wu Bai’s first attempt to express the true meaning of life through stories beyond music. Wu Bai has written ‘The Road to Success,’ a journey of chasing dreams, based on his more than three decades of music and life.Through theatrical performances, Wu Bai wants to vividly present the inspiration and authenticity of people chasing their ideals. In 2024, Wu Bai’s self-written, self-directed and self-performed ‘The Road to Success Rock Opera’ boldly employs new talents. The 25-year-old independent musician Zhan Yong’an will play the leading role of Big A. Together with all 25-year-old audiences, they will embark on the fantasy journey of ‘The Road to Success’, overcoming obstacles along the way and gaining true understanding and growth belonging to the age of 25! Whether you are 25 years old or have a mental age of 25, please join us on this ‘Road to Success’ and experience the most important things in life! Get excited! Wu Bai’s majestic momentum will once again resound through the world in 2024! Program: In the distant year of 2406, a great daydreamer who originally never left home is forced to travel to the vast expanse of the galaxy to find the key figure who is said to make him the only Rock Star in the universe.
.. Under the shock and coercion of the Light Demon King (played by Wu Bai), Big A (played by Zhan Yong’an) leaves home and goes in search of the goddess who is said to make him a Rock Star. On the journey, he meets Bu Zheng (played by Lei Qing), a drummer who loves to pursue the limits of life, at the Goddess Bar. He meets Ali the thief and her soul (played by Fran and Wu Jingyi), who raises strange pets and is always melancholy, at the Crystal Hill. At the Fate Station, he meets Blue, a wandering blues bassist (played by Wu Bai). Then he accidentally participates in the Star Star Singing Contest and defeats the Black Cat Sergeant. However, he is caught red-handed by the leader of the horse caravan, Ren Zhen (played by Li Qiming)… Cast list: Heart Troupe | Wu Bai & China Blue (Zhu Jianhui, Yu Jiyong, Dino Zavolta) & Xu Qianxiu. Light Demon King, Blue | Wu Bai. Big A | Zhan Yong’an. Bu Zheng | Lei Qing. Drummer, Horse Caravan | Li Dongyou. Drummer, Horse Caravan | Lin Yihao. Drummer, Horse Caravan | Zhang Hou’an. Good Ali | Fran. Bad Ali | Wu Jingyi. Black Cat Sergeant | Wu Jingyi, Zhang Wenting, Jiang Yalun. Ren Zhen | Li Qiming. Chorus | Lin Shuhan, Yang Yuzheng, Liu Ruizhu. Dancers | Xu Weiling, Guo Fangling, Guo Naiyu, Zhang Wenting, Jiang Yalun, Chen Yunfan. Production | Space Bullet Theater Troupe, Moonlight Music Co., Ltd., Rock Records International Music Co., Ltd. Full text available from December 6th to December 8th. 170 minutes including intermission.
