Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang: Rented at home, worked as a telephone operator in the US and loved Cai Luong

Her singing has gone deep into the audience's hearts for nearly 60 years with many lifetime roles.

At the age of 13, he joined the choir, at the age of 15, he played the main character

Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang was born in 1951 in Saigon in a family with a tradition of reforming. Her father is the artist Tu Minh, her mother is the artist Ngoc Xun, who specializes in singing cai luong ancient tuong on the Phung Hao stage by People's Artist Phung Ha. Therefore, 13-year-old Ngoc Dang went on stage, 15 years old was the main actor of Doan Thanh Binh - Kim Mai.

She added that at the age of 15, she was the main dancer on the stage of Thanh Binh - Kim Mai troupe of the pregnant couple, Bay Huynh - Ngoc Huong. At that time, manager Bay Huynh collaborated with manager Tu Lu to set up four troupes named Thanh Binh - Kim Mai 1, 2, 3, 4. Young artists: Duc Loi, Bach Mai, Thanh Bach and Ngoc Dang are the four main singers of the Thanh Binh - Kim Mai 1 singing troupe who sing permanently at Nhon Hoa communal house - Cau Muoi.

In 1973, she joined the army for the Congregation of Cai Luong in Minh To ancient tuong, and was trained by People's Artist Thanh Tong. She is famous for her roles: Manh Le Quan, Dao Tam Xuan, Luu Kim Dinh, Ly Than Phi, Bang Qui Phi, Tieu Anh Phung...

After 1975, she returned to work in Long Xuyen province (now An Giang), joined the Khanh Hong - An Giang ancient reformed tuong troupe, paired with Meritorious Artist Vu Linh. Two years later, she attached to Bau Quoi's Cai Luong Doan Huong Lua Moi performing in An Giang. During this period, she participated with artists: People's Artist Minh Vuong, late artist Thanh Tu, artist Trang Bich Lieu... performed many famous plays.

Audiences who love Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang love to watch her play the roles of Ngo Quoc Thai ("Luu Bei proposed to Giang Ta", Co Mau ("Empress Dowager Duong Van Nga"), Ly Than Phi ("Bao Cong"). )... In particular, she also acted in dual martial arts roles such as: Trinh Hoai Duc, Lu Bo, Bao Cong, Quan Tu Tu...

She was awarded a gold medal at the National Professional Cai Luong Festival in the role of Tran Ba Mau (the play "The Forest of God" in 1982). In 1990, she won the second gold medal in the National Professional Cai Luong Performing Arts Festival with the role of Christmas Autumn (play "Don't Forget the Memories)...

Moved to the US to settle down and work as a telephone operator

In 2010, the female artist moved to the US to settle down. With a lot of experience in acting, artist Ngoc Dang has received the love of overseas audiences and continues to be favored by the polls, invited to play all kinds of roles, and support young artists. She is considered as a "wide-spread" artist (young, old, gentle, evil ... can also perform well - PV) rare of the Vietnamese stage.

"To play the role of an old man, I just need to breathe hard, sing with the style of speaking in singing, singing in speaking. When playing the role of a young girl, I choose to walk gracefully and gracefully. With a talent for quick role-playing With the accumulated experience, when I receive the script and study it carefully, I can sublimate right on the practice floor," - artist Ngoc Dang shared. She added that now any role of a mother, a martial artist, a character..., even a 14-year-old baby, she can "saw horns as a calves" into a sweet role.

"I was taught by my parents to do art, don't expect to stay at the top of fame forever, but sometimes go very low. That's the rule not only of singing. So, from a young age, they helped me learn everything. roles from main to supporting, from beautiful princess to maid. Such diversity so that when I am no longer the main character, the center of the play, I can still shine in the supporting role and accept the position. low with joy, not worry and concern" - Ngoc Dang confided.

In the US, artist Ngoc Dang is attached to the program "Southern Ancient Music" organized by artist Tuan Chau every week, in order to introduce to overseas audiences the Southern art of Don ca tai tu and analyze more deeply about the music. reformed plays, plays that once resonated. She and the artists: Van Chung, Tuan Chau, Huong Huyen, musician Hoang Phuc... are almost the mainstays of this program.

Previously, female artist Ngoc Dang also worked as a phone operator at the beauty salon of artist Thanh Kim My (in-law of artist Duc Minh), now she only focuses on art. "The Southern Ancient Music Program and many overseas cai luong stages have begun to pay attention to the full production of cai luong plays, which overseas audiences love. We also have the responsibility to continue to guide young actors. Coming to this subject, there is a lot of work. Young actors are passionate and enthusiastic, but to sing well, they have to study a lot," - Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang once confided.

To the audience, Ngoc Dang is a talented artist, dedicated to his profession. As for juniors, she is gentle, not afraid to support the next generation to develop. Phuong Hong Thuy said that in a time when there was a shortage of human resources, artist Ngoc Dang stood up to support the group, including small jobs. "You're an artist, singing when I wasn't famous anymore. She was also Vu Linh's teacher. I asked for just a tuong, but I was happy to accept. Really, few people accept that. ", Phuong Hong Thuy once shared.

Died due to Covid

Recently, singer Nguyen Tam in the state of California - USA has just announced that Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang took his last breath at 12 o'clock on February 24, local time in the US.

Previously, according to information from Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam, since Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang moved to the US to settle down, she lived in a rented house. She has two non-professional children living in Vietnam.

In early 2022, when it was discovered that she had COVID-19, her colleagues took her to the hospital for emergency treatment, it has been more than a month now. "When her health was fine, the hospital let her go home, it was the 29th day of the Lunar New Year. At that time, we thought her condition was fine, but we didn't expect that at this point, her condition would be fine. The post-COVID-19 situation made her background disease worse, very critical. And unexpectedly, she couldn't get over it," - Meritorious Artist Thanh Thanh Tam cried.

Artist Tuan Chau said Meritorious Artist Ngoc Dang had a malignant tumor in her neck, a specialist doctor said she had terminal cancer. "After being in a coma, overseas artists prayed for her, hoping there would be a miracle for her to overcome this pain, but then she did not survive" - NS Tuan Chau cried.

Many other artists were also shocked and left their condolences for the veteran Cai Luong artist.

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