People's Artist Bach Tuyet: "Miss Luu" had two broken marriages until her last "tour" in life

People's Artist Bach Tuyet is known as the "treasure of reformed opera" of Vietnam. From a young age, she showed her singing talent and soon entered the artistic path. She is famous for her classic roles that left a deep impression on the audience.

Her real name is Nguyen Thi Bach Tuyet, born December 24, 1945 in An Giang province. Since her school days, she showed her talent for singing and reciting, and was often invited by her teachers to perform in cultural nights.

Bach Tuyet was born into a poor family. Her mother died early, so she lived with her father and siblings. From a young age, she showed her talent for singing. In 1957, she studied music with musician Bay Ham. In 1961, she joined the Kien Giang Opera Troupe, marking her first step on the path of art.

In 1965, Bach Tuyet won the Thanh Tam award, a prestigious award in the cai luong world, for her role as Miss Luu in the play "Miss Luu's Life". From then on, her career flourished with a series of classic roles in famous plays such as "Empress Duong Van Nga", "Tuyet Tinh Ca", "Luc Van Tien", "Tam Cam", "Princess Thai Binh", "Manh Le Quan"...

Bach Tuyet possesses a special voice, skillful acting techniques and endless creativity. She has brought to the audience emotional roles that touch people's hearts. She is also the one who contributed to the innovation of Cai Luong art, bringing Cai Luong closer to young audiences.

Not only a talented artist, Bach Tuyet is also a researcher and trainer of reformed opera. She is the first Doctor of Reformed Opera in Vietnam. She has made many important contributions to the preservation and development of reformed opera.

She has taught at many art schools, passing on her experience to the younger generation. She is also the founder of the Center for Research and Development of Vietnamese Cai Luong Art.

In the 60s, artist Bach Tuyet and soccer player Pham Huynh Tam Lang were once a famous "talented and beautiful" couple in Saigon. In the program Knock on the door to visit the house in 2020, People's Artist Bach Tuyet had the opportunity to share about this beautiful love story.

At that time, Bach Tuyet was the main actress in the plays of the Da Ly Huong troupe, and was admired by many young men. In 1966, player Tam Lang proposed to her and won her heart. A year later, the two got married.

The happy marriage lasted 7 years, then the couple broke up because People's Artist Bach Tuyet could not give birth to a son to continue her husband's family line.

After her first marriage broke down, People's Artist Bach Tuyet was depressed for many months. She turned to Buddhism and threw herself into work to forget her painful love. In the years that followed, the artist still respected her ex-husband.

In 1974, People's Artist Bach Tuyet accidentally met her second husband - a Vietnamese man living in France.

In the 2021 Powerful Women program, artist Bach Tuyet said that at first she did not know that the other person was a billionaire, only after living together for 6 months did she know the truth. That was also when the artist discovered she was pregnant.

Talking about her marriage with her second husband, "Cai Luong Chi Bao" said that her husband has French nationality, but for more than 30 years living with her husband's family, she always refused to become naturalized.

"I always want to keep my Vietnamese nationality because I am a Vietnamese cai luong artist," the female artist said. She affirmed that she cannot leave her homeland because she does not want to be far from the audience and the roots of her country's art.

Having a son together, People's Artist Bach Tuyet and her Vietnamese-American husband did not stay together until old age. The actress of the play "The Life of a Lieu Girl" also did not share the reason for the breakup of her second marriage. Her only son is now an adult and lives a stable life in the US.

Recently, People's Artist Bach Tuyet shared her emotional thoughts when she turned 80. The female artist said that 80 is the threshold of reaching the end of life's slope.

"Time flies by, every day, every hour, every moment flows silently like an endless river, never turning back, never stopping. We, all of us, cannot avoid this law, the law of the constant movement of time.

When we are young, time seems endless, the years of youth pass quickly but are full of enthusiasm and passion. But when we step through the threshold of life, we suddenly realize that time is no longer an invisible concept.

It is evident in every wrinkle on the face, in every slower step, in every long sleepless night where thoughts of the past and future linger in the mind.

80 years old - the threshold of reaching the end of life's slope. Those days are hard to describe in words. The time there is no longer something distant but reality, the moments that need to be understood and cherished.

There were times when I was young, I wished I could do it all, walking with a burning desire. But now, I just wish I could look back on my life peacefully, without regrets. Days gone by cannot be retrieved, moments lost cannot be revived. Therefore, while you still can, live every moment to the fullest," People's Artist Bach Tuyet confided.

According to People's Artist Bach Tuyet, at the age of 80, sometimes when she sits down to recall each play, many of her co-stars have passed away. From Kim Van Kieu, Kieu Nguyet Nga, Queen Mother Duong Van Nga... only Luc Van Tien - Duong Van Nga - Hoan Thu (People's Artist Ngoc Giau) and Vuong Ba (artist Hong Nga) remain...

"Then the time has come for me to 'go' and I am ready for that last tour, in happiness, with no regrets," People's Artist Bach Tuyet confided.

The artist added that, no matter what age she is, she always looks forward to tomorrow. Because everyone hopes for a bright future, a future that will bring them joy and happiness. But have we ever stopped to think that the present is the most precious thing?

"When I look back on my life, I understand that no matter what age I am, no matter if I am a People's Artist who has devoted myself to the art of reformed opera, the sense of time and life will last forever.

Every day, every moment that passes, I understand more and more that time is a teacher, an indispensable companion in this life. And in that extremely simple rule, I see myself as lucky to be able to live life to the fullest, do what I love and now, at the end of the slope of life, I still feel my heart is calm and peaceful.

I only wish for one thing, which is to live fully in the present moment, because it is a priceless gift that we will never have again," People's Artist Bach Tuyet confided.