At the mention of La Scala, Oliver's eyes lit up.

  "This is the symbol of our Italian opera, and you must visit this opera house when you come to Milan!"

  Head Xia Yuxiang nodded, "Opera originated in Italy, and later spread to European countries, opera first appeared in Italy in the 17th century, creating a precedent for opera in the 17th century, until the 18th century, Italian opera is still the mainstream in Europe. ”

  Meng Wenjie also nodded, "I know that opera originated from the theater music of ancient Greek dramas, dramas that use singing and music to explain and express the plot, and there are many tenor opera singers, leaving a glimpse of the world, and there are many world-famous songs, which still echo in my ears, such as Pavarotti's "My Sun". ”

  When it comes to Pavarotti, Oliver's topic also opens, "Pavarotti was born in Modena, Italy, an Italian tenor, one of the world's three famous tenors, his voice is loud, especially the soprano, the photos of his performance appeared on the cover of Time magazine, it is not easy to sing opera well, you need to have a natural golden voice, and you need to have acquired training." ”

  Director Xia Yuxiang said: "I personally like Pavarotti, he has a very beautiful timbre, in the entire range of more than two octaves, all the notes can burst out bright, crystal brilliance, there are many people to imitate him, but never surpassed, the world's three major tenors, not so easy to surpass, so many people in the world, only a few talents." ”

  Qu Lihua said: "Talent is very important, some people are born with a golden voice, they can eat this bowl of rice, if they don't have a natural good voice, even if they train the day after tomorrow." ”

  "Yes, let's go to the opera house and get a taste of Italian opera!"

  When Qu Lihua stands in front of La Scala Opera, the golden exterior wall highlights the splendor here, the European design, the middle two squares are the main building, and the main building is an oblong arch below, which looks solemn and elegant, with a European-style crystal lamp, it looks elegant and elegant, and it is very good-looking.

  Oliver said: "Let me explain to you the special feature of this opera house, it is a three-story building, there are reliefs on the triangular frieze above the door, three arched doorways below are the entrance, there is a balcony in the middle, the scale is magnificent, the condensed and generous, the gray brick walls and columns, the wooden doors and windows look ordinary, but they look even more beautiful inside, I will take you inside later, you can go around the outside first." ”

  Qu Lihua and Meng Wenjie were very curious and went around outside.

  According to Oliver, during the Second World War, the theater was bombed, and the entire performance hall was left with no tiles, and it was rebuilt after the war.

  Head Xia Yuxiang sighed, "We have been to many places, we have been affected by World War II, there are many places that have been bombed, the war has caused losses in many places, the original good buildings, have been destroyed, after the war has been taken seriously, it took manpower, material resources, and financial resources to be restored, which is what we see now." ”

  Qu Lihua nodded, "History will gradually become long, but the enlightenment and lessons of history, whether you admit it or not, will always be there, the people yearn for peace and hate war, we only have one earth, we must cherish it, this is our common home!"

  "Well, let's go in and have a look, I've already bought tickets for everyone, this is a rare opportunity, let's enjoy the charm of Italian opera together!"

  The hall is carved and painted, resplendent and splendid, Qu Lihua followed Xia Yuxiang and Oliver into it, sat in the audience stands, the seats were comfortable, it was very comfortable, the perspective of the stands was wide, and the stage was very clear, Meng Wenjie was also very happy, this was the first time he sat in the Italian opera house, everything was full of freshness.

  Oliver introduced: "The mainstream of Italian opera has always been the main opera, and the still famous 18th-century opera master is obviously Mozart, Mozart started with the main opera when he was a teenager, and then he came to Italian opera, which is popular all over the world, especially "The Marriage of Figaro", "Don Giovanni" and "All Women". ”

  "There are other opera masters, but I personally still like Mozart, he not only has outstanding talent in opera, but also excellent skills in piano arrangement, Italian composers have a certain skill in music or opera, they live in that century, songs are the mainstream of artistic enjoyment, rich people like to listen to it, formed a certain atmosphere, has a certain social foundation, so it has been passed down to the present. ”

  "Although young people like pop music more, only when they reach a certain young person, such as middle-aged people, can they look back at the artistic treasures that have been handed down before, but the West and the East are different, Westerners still retain their artistic essence, learn piano, become a pianist, learn opera, become an opera tenor, or make a lot of money, can get the respect of the society, this is a relatively easy and decent job. ”

  "Yes, Oliver, you're right, it's better than moving bricks on a construction site!"

  "Okay, it's about to start, although we don't know much about Italian opera, we can feel it, and it's an artistic pleasure to listen to it!"

  As it was about to begin, the lights lit up on the stage, the actors appeared, and an opera actor, after saluting everyone, opened his voice, and his voice was loud and distinctive, which immediately attracted the attention of the audience.

  Oliver told everyone that this is Mozart's masterpiece "The Marriage of Figaro", and this opera is also the first opera in history to take the commoner as the first protagonist, depicting the story of ordinary citizens fighting against the aristocracy in order to maintain their power, which is of epoch-making significance.

  Qu Lihua watched the lights on the stage flickering, the actors wore different costumes, and appeared in turn according to the development of the plot, the male and female protagonists sang well, the treble was loud, and the bass was calm, this is the charm of the opera, it is indeed very comfortable to listen to, there is a feeling of grand and gorgeous audio-visual enjoyment, and it is indeed elegant art.

  It's not the same as the pop songs that young people like, although not as crazy and intense as rock, and not as fashion-chasing as modern pop music, Oliver told Qu Lihua that in the 18th century, it was very fashionable at that time.

  "Oh, it's a fashion that everyone flocks to, and the times are different, and the popular things are different!"

  "It was not easy for Mozart to write such an opera with advanced ideas in that era, and the musicians of that era spent a lot of time and energy to compose music for opera, which could be recognized by the society and passed on to future generations, and the name of the musician could be remembered and praised by future generations, so many musicians spent a lot of time and energy in order to create their own masterpieces. ”

  Qu Lihua nodded, listening to the melodious singing, she was also deeply intoxicated, Italian opera is indeed very charming, time seems to have traveled to the era of Mozart's life, Qu Lihua can understand Mozart's original intention through the interpretation of opera singers, and have an artistic encounter with music masters, which is also a magical trip.