Su Xiaoyu said: "In our consciousness, the Russian people are relatively strong, regardless of gender, old and young, sometimes they will show superhuman courage, and sometimes they will behave like children who have not grown up. But in fact, when you get close to Russia and get to know this fighting people, you will really feel the strong cultural atmosphere under their humorous and enthusiastic character. ”

When you walk through the streets of Russia, you can see the Russian people's love for art everywhere, many old uncles and aunts can sing and dance, and some can play several familiar Russian songs, they really know how to appreciate, whether it is music, opera, dance, they all like it, and you talk to them, they can tell you a lot. ”

"And they have a very warm personality, they like to communicate with people, and they don't have to worry about being cold and not being able to answer. ”

Meng Wenjie said: "Yes, the boss who sells hats is too enthusiastic, and I keep trying hats for me, and more than 300 hats from his house have tried them on me, and I am embarrassed to try them, so I still pay for them." ”

Qu Lihua smiled, "That middle-aged Russian boss must do your business, so enthusiastically try on your hats." ”

"Hahaha......" everyone laughed.

Head Xia Yuxiang said: "The Russians are iron and tender, as the English poet Sigfri Sassoon said, there is a tiger in the heart, sniffing the rose, this sentence sums it all up. ”

Meng Wenjie asked, "Mr. Su, how many theaters are there in Russia?"

Su Xiaoyu said: "There are six main theaters in Russia, among which four are more famous theaters, the Bolshoi Theater, the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, the Mikhairovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, and the Alexander Theater in St. Petersburg. ”

"I'm going to take you to see the Bolshoi Theater now, and when we go to St. Petersburg, I'll take you to the theater in St. Petersburg. ”

"There are many types of Russian theatre, such as drama, opera, ballet, mime, etc., among which opera and ballet are more distinctive, so I will take you to see opera and ballet. ”

Qu Lihua asked, "Teacher Su, what is a mime?"

"Mime is one or more actors on stage, with a lot of body movements, but not a lot of words. The scene may be monotonous, but it can arouse the audience's laughter and thinking, and the comedy master Chaplin has performed many excellent mime works and has been widely acclaimed. ”

"According to different performance methods, mime is divided into white-faced mime, clown mime, mask mime, and so on. However, mime has a relatively big drawback: due to the lack of use of language, the pursuit of visual effects is relatively high, and the cost of a mime performance will be very high, so after a period of popularity, mime was eventually replaced by the realist drama that emerged later. ”

Qu Lihua asked, "Teacher Su, is mime the same as pantomime?"

Su Xiaoyu said: "In terms of expression alone, mime is the same as pantomime, which claims to replace language with body movements. However, some experts believe that the connotation of the two is still different, the "silence" of mime refers to silence and tacit understanding, not to deny the function of language, on the contrary, it is formally necessary to express the non-linguistic artistic conception of drama through the stage form, but the "dumb" of pantomime refers to "no language", the premise is to deny the language function, and the pure use of body movements to interpret the drama, the two cannot be confused. ”

"Opera is a kind of comprehensive theatrical performance, which closely combines drama performance, singing performance and orchestral music, including dance, and the performance form is diverse and more infectious, so I recommend everyone to watch opera. ”

"Oh, I see, thank you, Mr. Su. ”

Xia Yuxiang, the head of the troupe, said: "Audiences of my age still like to watch dramas, drama has developed since ancient times, this art is deeply loved by the audience, in the past, only nobles could enter the luxury theater to watch performances, now it is popular, and ordinary people can buy tickets and enter the grand theater to enjoy." I especially like opera, which has background music and high-pitched singing, which sounds gorgeous and is a feast for the ears. ”

"Everyone is usually very busy with work, and it is a real pleasure to be able to enter the Grand Theater to watch an opera, a concert, or a ballet performance. ”

Su Xiaoyu said: "This world is a big stage, and each of us is a performer in it, drama comes from life, and is higher than life, there are many realistic works, very down-to-earth, very reflective of social reality, can resonate with the audience, especially those classic dramas that have been handed down after years of precipitation, are worth watching." ”

"Tonight, I will take you to enjoy Glinka's masterpiece "Ruslan and Lyudmila", I have already introduced you to this Russian music giant, you will have some understanding first, and then go to the theater to enjoy the works of this master, you will feel more. ”

Qu Lihua followed everyone to find their seats, after sitting down, waiting for the other audience to enter, after the audience was seated, the lights gradually dimmed, the spotlight hit the center of the stage, the music sounded, and the actors entered the arena to start performing.

Ruslan and Lyudmila is a long fairy tale narrative poem by Pushkin, which he began writing in 1817 when he was a student at the Tsarskoye School and was completed in 1820, when he was only 20 years old. In this long poem, Pushkin uses many folk tale materials, such as the magician, the water demon, the invisibility hat, the battle between the giant and the bearded dwarf, and the resurrection of Ruslan, all of which are based on folklore, in which Pushkin celebrates steadfast love and fortitude.

The opera adaptation of Pushkin's work depicts the samurai Ruslan who endures hardships and dangers with the help of a sorcerer in order to rescue his fiancée, Princess Lyudmila, who is trapped in a demon cave. The play is full of bizarre fantasies and mysterious adventures, and has made outstanding contributions to the application of folk creative principles, the mastery of sonata forms and the laws of thematic development, and the writing of choruses, solos and arias in the Russian style.

It is worth mentioning that the "Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture" is the pinnacle of Glinka symphonic music, this overture has a light and gorgeous melody, and superb performance skills, which occupies a very important position in the history of the development of Russian orchestral music.

It summarizes the entire plot in a vivid musical language, based on the basic contrasting factors of the whole opera, written in sonatas. The whole song is full of bright colors, joyful and bold festive emotions and a happy spirit.

From the very beginning, Qu Lihua was firmly attracted, the symphony sounded, the melodious melody came over, especially the violin in the symphony, the rhythm is clear, sometimes fast and slow, sometimes agitated, sometimes tactful, trumpet and medium trumpet cooperate, trombone is long, the whole orchestra is well coordinated, very dramatic, the actors begin to sing, the aria treble is very infectious and penetrating, it is moving to listen to.

Although they sing in Russian, the art is the same, although Qu Lihua can't understand Russian, watching the actors' performances, plus Su Xiaoyu's explanation before, Qu Lihua can also understand it.

After watching it, the audience ended, Qu Lihua was still reluctant to leave, and stayed in the seat for a long time to reminisce, until the head of Xia Yuxiang came to call her, she reacted and walked out with everyone.

As we walked, we were still discussing how we felt about watching the opera just now.

Meng Wenjie said: "It's amazing, I, a person who doesn't like opera, have also been infected, and I think it's very good-looking, especially when I watch the actor sing to the high note, I will also be excited!"

Su Xiaoyu smiled, "Yes, there is progress, if you can understand, you will be interested, young people may think that this is an old antique, most of the post-90s and post-00s do not know opera, they all like modern pop music, when you like it, after a busy day's work, turn on your mobile phone, play an excerpt from the opera, and listen to it at home is also an artistic enjoyment, and it is also a rest for the soul." ”

"And there are many great musicians and dramatists who are promoting the development of this noble art, and the development of art itself is a gradual process, which is formed by the run-in of generations and the accumulation of works by generations of composers and conductors. ”

"These works that have been handed down after years of precipitation have been recognized and praised by the audience, and have become artistic classics, which are difficult for future generations to surpass, and have become representative repertoire of Russia, and have been performed all over the world, and have also come to our China to perform, and have also been welcomed by our domestic audiences, art has no borders. ”