Opera is an art form that is very similar to opera for Chinese people – the vast majority of opera works are performed in Italian, the rest is probably French, and even the international language English has little status. Therefore, when Chinese people sing operas, what they pursue is generally one word: like.

Like the Italian aesthetic.

Like an Italian accent.

Expressiveness like a European actor.

The more similar it is, the better it is!

Tan Yunqiu, as a well-known opera singer in China, is also a first-class soloist at the State Opera House, especially after singing "I Love You, Huaguo", he feels even more well-known. But she pursued the progress of opera, and to a certain extent, she still wanted to come to Europe to study.

Obviously, the Europeans did not make a good impression on the famous Chinese singer.

Since Tan Yunqiu had already opened her mouth to complain, she couldn't bear it, from the contemptuous attitude of the director and consultant to her, from the recklessness of the co-actors, from the role being swayed at will...... In short, I am very unhappy.

"It's really a person who has to bow his head under the eaves," Tan Yunqiu rubbed his eyebrows: "But when I was in school back then, it was almost the same, not as good as those with particularly good talents, as soon as it came to the rehearsal, the teacher stuffed me everywhere." ”

"But now, your classmates can't compare to you, aren't they?" Lin Haven asked her with a smile: "Have you enjoyed it?" ”

"That person can not go, besides, you are the only one who is so dark. ”

"What do I have to be shady, I have always been beautiful, and what I didn't have at the beginning can only be worse than me now. Lin Haven was stunned: "I don't go to the class reunion, I'm afraid that the attention will be too high, and the limelight will be too much, so that after they go home, they will dream of a loss at midnight, how uncomfortable?"

“...... Come on. ”

"What are you singing here, Turandot?"

"What? What is Turandot?"

Lin Haven blinked, didn't it turn out that "Turandot" didn't exist? Lin Haven reacted - it seems that the story of the princess of the Yuan Dynasty in "One Thousand and One Nights" does not exist, and naturally Puccini doesn't care about writing an opera based on this fairy tale.

“...... Oh, I'm talking about Othello?"

"Othello" is one of the most famous operas, Tan Yunqiu is sure that he can't not hear it, Lin Haiming is clearly talking about "Turandot", Turandot is not Italian - it means "warm" in Mongolian, Tan Yunqiu does not understand Mongolian, so naturally he does not know the meaning.

She looked at Lin Haven suspiciously.

Lin Haiwen wasn't worried at all, anyway, Tan Yunqiu didn't know anything.

"Okay," Tan Yunqiu looked at him as if you had heard it wrong, and he couldn't help it: "By the way, the Venice Opera House is going to sing "La Traviata", do you want to listen to it?"

"It seems that there is such an itinerary, and the chairman of the Tower of Babel will entertain us. ”

Tan Yunqiu said: "When the Biennale opens, the opera house usually has a big drama staged - the premiere of "La Traviata" is here, which can be regarded as a reserved repertoire. I think you're going to be invited, too. ”

Lin Haiwen is not very familiar with opera, as a fairy figure who carries a translator with him, he actually has no language barrier to listen to opera, it is purely a matter of aesthetic identity - relatively speaking, he prefers to listen to Peking opera.

One side of the water, one side of the people.

"So you're here to see me?"

"Listen to the play...... said it like beating a gong and a drum," Tan Yunqiu rolled his eyes: "Just when I have this opportunity, I'll listen to it, several leading actors are very big, and the opportunity is quite rare." ”

"Do you want me to take you with you? Get someone to sign for something. ”

“...... Thanks, not really. ”

"Okay. ”

......

That night, the Tower of Babel really entertained a few distinguished guests and listened to a play of "La Traviata" at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

The standard is really good.

"If you want to listen to an opera of a high standard, you can only do it in Italy. "It was Alexandre, the official in charge of cultural exchanges in the city of Venice, who spoke. Lin Haven was not dissatisfied with his words, you can still get Huaguo when you listen to Peking Opera, and it is normal to listen to opera in Italy.

Alexander was still more polite, thinking that Lin Haven might not understand it very well, and introduced him from time to time throughout the whole process, and said that the background of "La Traviata", the original author Alexandre Dumas, he had a father named Alexandre Dumas, wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers" and so on. Verdi, the author of the opera, is the most brilliant and brilliant composer in Italy.

Then the story of "La Traviata" tells the story of a courtesan girl and a hypocritical writer, because the writer and his father were very vicious, which caused a misunderstanding between the two, and finally failed to be together, and the big girl died, and before she died, she blessed the writer to find a better and more worthy of him - it can be said that it is very virgin.

Lin Haven kept smiling and listening.

However, after experiencing the booth accident, the chairman of the Tower of Babel became a little active, and he introduced Alexander in Italian through Lin Haven: "You may not know very well, Lin Haven is also a very good tenor singer, known as the Pavarotti of the East, he has sung his own "Yellow River Cantata" in China and the United States, both in performance and creation, very good. I think he will be no stranger to such a non-stop masterpiece as "La Traviata". ”

The implication: Say less!!

"Of course, it is also a very well-known play in China. ”

Lin Haven suddenly interjected in fluent Italian - they were both communicating in English just now.

Embarrassed!

Hehehe......

"Alexander didn't know much about Mr. Lin's erudition. ”

"It's okay," Lin Haven smiled tolerantly: "I sometimes don't know much about my erudition, and being too erudite is not good at all." ”

“...... Yes, it is. ”

The conversation started from here and became not so good, and after the performance, Lin Haven suddenly realized that Italy also had this habit, that is, VIPs and cast members met or something.

Several leading actors are quite well-known, Lin Haven is not a political figure, the atmosphere of the meeting is relatively relaxed, everyone talks about "La Traviata", talks about art or something, but Rafi Cos, who plays the heroine Viorita, is a little unbearable - this is said to be the B corner, The A corner did not come to pass.

She didn't dare to say anything in front of Lin Haven, but her vague eyes could not be hidden—especially when it came to Chinese opera, she was obviously an artistic populist.

Lin Haven glanced at her and asked suspiciously: "Your opera masterpieces seem to have come from more than a hundred years ago, hasn't anyone written a new immortal work since the 20th century?"

This is not false, in Lin Haiwen's last life, among the world's top ten operas, only "Turandot" and "Madama Butterfly" are works of the 20th century, and the rest of "Carmen", "Othello" and so on are works of the 19th century - but Turandot is a Chinese theme, and Madame Butterfly is a devil theme. None of them were born on this plane.

Several Italian opera singers were a little embarrassed.

"Hehe, classics always take time, and I believe that the same is true of Huaguo's artworks. "Alexander had to come out and save his honor.

Lin Haiwen nodded clearly: "That's right, before my creation came out, there was a period of silence in our country's ancient poetry, and there were no influential works. But I still think that those of us who are modern people can't always use time as an excuse, but we have to work hard. ”

"Opera is not so easy to compose," said Rafite, who couldn't help it: "Although Italy has not written a classic that can compare with Carmen, let alone other places, we Italians are still very enterprising in terms of creativity." ”

"Oh," Lin Haven paused, "then, do you want me to help you?"

"Huh?"

"What did you say?"

"What do you mean?"

"Oh, I don't mean anything else, this lady said that you have worked very hard and enterprising, but you still can't write a good work, so I suggest it, why don't I write a book for you?"

Silent.

Rather awkward silence.

"Okay!"

The first to speak was not Alexander, nor Rafi Kos, but the lead actor Albero, a fairly famous tenor: "I have also had the pleasure of seeing your singing performances, especially after Domingo introduced you, and if you can create an opera that rivals the sights, I am sure all the opera singers will thank you." ”

This is a smart man.

It's better to let Lin Haven not come to the stage if he is angry for a while.

All the Italians present reacted and secretly applauded, and Rafi Coase even added: "I wonder when I will be able to see your work?"

"Hmm...... It doesn't take too long, it shouldn't be a particularly difficult thing. Lin Haiwen was light: "When I return to China, I will ask my partner to bring you - she is also an excellent opera singer." ”

......

"What did you say?" Tan Yunqiu felt that he might have a broken ear.

"I said that I want to compose an opera, which is comparable to "Carmen" and "Othello", what?" Lin Haven raised his eyebrows and asked her easily: "When the time comes, let you sing the leading role, are you happy? Don't worry, follow me to have meat to eat." ”

I believe in your wickedness!

As Lin himself said, almost all of today's Italian opera masterpieces were born in the 19th century, and in 200 years, almost no new classics were born – because the European art centers left Rome, Florence and Venice, and the best Europeans no longer used Italian as their creative language. But there is no doubt that the birth of a classic opera is still a very difficult thing.

It's not as easy as Lin Haven suggests.

"Hey, by the way, what did you hear when I said Othello before?"

“...... Turandot?"

"Oh yes, okay, I've decided, the name of the opera is Turandot!"

“......”

Lose your marbles!

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