Chapter 377: The incense candle has been lit vs the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
On September 27, a rain fell in Beiping, which made the sweltering campus feel cooler.
However, Nortel's standard screening hall is a hot scene, although it is Monday, many classes have classes, but at this moment more than 1,000 people are already seated.
When Zhang Ran walked into the label with the students of the 01 form, the students present gave them warm applause, as if cheering for the Olympic athletes on the stage. Zhang Ran is Nortel's most popular teacher, and his opponent is Japanese, so the students are naturally one-sidedly supportive.
It wasn't long before members of Nihon University walked into the sign under the leadership of Kenpei Numata, and they took their seats in a row at the front of Form 01.
Zhang Ran and Numata Kenpei glanced at each other, nodded with a smile, and then turned their heads to the side and chatted with their companions. Both sides are very confident in their students and both seem very relaxed.
At 9:45, the leaders and judges of the college walked into the standard. They said hello to Zhang Ran and Numata Kenpei and sat on the rostrum.
According to the proposal of Nihon University, the entire jury has a total of seven members, including Professor Zhang Renli of Chinese opera, Professor Qi Shilong of Nortel, Yuan Yiping, director of the Faculty of Arts of Nihon University, Choi Jung-yi, director of the University of Arts of Chung-Ang University in South Korea, Pu Cunxin, vice president of Beijing Renyi, director Lin Zhaohua, and director Meng Jinghui of national drama.
Although most of the judges are Chinese, they are all recognized as great artists, and in front of so many students, it is impossible to cheat for personal gain, and they may even favor Japanese universities because they are guests from afar.
At ten o'clock, the duel between Nortel 01 and the Faculty of Arts of Nihon University officially kicked off.
Pu Cunxin, as a representative of the judges, stood up and spoke: "Although this is a game, I hope that the two sides will not take the victory or defeat too seriously, and the real important thing is communication, so that everyone can understand in the process." I think this kind of communication, or competition, can be more so that everyone can learn from each other's strengths. Okay, I'm not going to talk nonsense. In the first vocal competition, please stand up and get to know us. ”
Numata Kenhei looked at the students of Nihon University and smiled, "Kyoko, this game is handed over to you!"
With the sound of "Ha Yi", a slightly chubby girl stood up, with an ordinary appearance but a pure temperament, and bowed deeply to the judges: "I'm Kyoko Nakagawa, please take care of me!"
Zhang Ran glanced at the students in his class and said lightly: "Zheng Luoqian, it's up to you!"
Zheng Luoqian responded and stood up: "Hello judge, teacher, I am Zheng Luoqian from Form 01!"
Pu Cunxin glanced at the two students and bowed slightly: "In this game, Nihon University will come first!"
Kyoko Nakagawa walked to the center of the stage with small steps, her expression calm and calm, and said in English: "What I want to sing is an excerpt from the opera "Rucia of Lammermore" "The Incense Candle Has Been Lit"!"
Most of the people present don't know what song "The Incense Candle Has Been Lit" is, and everyone is familiar with the opera "The Marriage of Figaro" or something, and they haven't heard of "Lucia di Lammermore", but everyone thinks that people who can sing opera are very powerful people, and this Japanese girl should be very strong.
Li Xinyue didn't know what song "The Incense Candle Has Been Lit" was, but she saw that Zhang Ran's face had changed, and couldn't help asking: "What, this song is difficult to sing?"
Zhang Ran shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's a super difficult song." It is the one sung by aliens in "The Fifth Element", this aria is known as a crazy song, because it spans two octaves of high notes, involving the singer's singing in all vocal ranges, it is quite difficult to sing, and there are very few people who can sing this aria. ”
Li Xinyue was shocked when she heard the song "The Fifth Element", she heard Zhang Ran say that the song was too difficult to sing, and the singer Invamulam found by Luc Besson could not perform it perfectly, and finally synthesized it with a computer. Kyoko Nakagawa dares to sing this song, which shows that the other party's strength is amazingly strong!
If the other party can really sing "The Incense Candle Has Been Lit", there will be no suspense in this vocal competition at all!
At this moment, sad music sounded.
Kyoko Nakagawa put her hands on her chest, opened her throat and began to sing: "How sweet the voice is, ah, his voice ripples in my heart......!
Only one sentence was sung, and the people in the whole label were stupid!
"The Incense Candle Has Been Lit" is sung by Lukia when she fantasizes about the wedding of her sweetheart Galdo after killing her own husband. She was insane at the time, a vision of extreme sadness and despair.
The whole song is divided into two parts, the first part is a recitative, and the second part is a flowery tone, and the two are not competing or grabbing, and the arrangement is very perfect. The recitative tone of this song is bleak and euphemistic, it expresses love, and it expresses an indictment of fate!
Kyoko Nakagawa's singing voice is like a fairy, but also reveals a bit of ghostly atmosphere, this silky singing voice perfectly shows the inner emotional world of the characters, inadvertently plucks the heartstrings of the listener, and easily triggers the emotional resonance in the depths of the soul, which makes people feel cold.
The recitative is quickly sung, and then the flowery part that makes the soul tremble. There are no lyrics in this section, and there is only one "ah" in all content.
Kyoko Nakagawa stood on the stage and sang with all her heart: "Ahh
Although the lyrics are only "ah", Kyoko Nakagawa repeats these changes through string arpeggios, trills, and homonyms, and truly expresses the inner feelings of people and the conflicts and contradictions in the hearts of things.
As the shocking high notes soared, the screening hall was silent, and many audience members couldn't help but clasp their hands in front of their chests, looking at Kyoko Nakagawa and dumbfounded. Everyone felt as if the body and the air had been separated, making people forget to breathe, the spine was like overelectricity, and the soul trembled.
Zhang Ran was also stupid, listening to the singing at the scene and listening to the singing in the movie have completely different effects. That strong sense of shock went straight to the depths of my heart, and my body was like electricity!
After singing this song, Kyoko Nakagawa closed her eyes and was silent for a while, then bowed deeply to the audience.
In the silent screening room, after the song officially ended, Zhang Ran took the lead in standing up and applauding, followed by the students of Form 01 standing up, and finally the entire screening hall stood up.
The applause was like thunder.
"Great! I'm getting goosebumps!"
"It's the song "The Fifth Element", it's terrifying that someone can sing it!"
"Mom, this is too strong, isn't it? It's completely the level of a professional opera singer! Isn't it from the acting department? This should be from the music department, right? Otherwise, how could it be sung to this extent!"
Zhang Ran shook his head while applauding, although Kyoko Nakagawa's singing was not as flawless as "The Fifth Element", and it did not complete two octave trebles, and there were many other flaws. But to be able to sing this song to this extent, it is close to the level of a professional flowery soprano. It seems that the students from Nihon University who came over this time are really carefully selected, and it will be quite difficult to win the next three games!
Kenhei Numata turned back to Zhang Ran and explained, "Kyoko Nakagawa's mother was an opera singer, and she received very strict opera training from an early age. But she doesn't like opera, she loves acting. It's just that her mother is a stubborn person and doesn't allow her to learn acting. Last year, Kyoko watched Mr. Suzuki's drama "Bacchus" and was shocked and felt that this was the art she wanted to pursue. She did not hesitate to break with her mother and was resolutely admitted to the drama department of our school. ”
Zhang Ran glanced at Kyoko Nakagawa: "Letting her sing opera will definitely evoke her painful memories, right? If she were my student, I would definitely not let her compete." ”
Numata Kenpei felt that Zhang Ran was deliberately provoking, and sneered: "Mr. Zhang, let the students in your class come to the stage!"
Zheng Luoqian studied music for two years when she was a child, and her voice is not bad, but now facing an opponent with a professional flowery soprano level, it is purely self-inflicted humiliation to go up to the competition.
Zhang Ran didn't want his students to go up and be abused, shook his head and said: "We lost the first vocal competition, your student's level is too high, our class can't find a student who can fight against it, we admit defeat in this game!"
Without waiting for Numata Kenpei to speak, Zheng Luoqian next to him said loudly: "Teacher Zhang, my voice and skills can't compare to her." But it's a game and I don't want to throw in the towel if I don't play. You once said that we actors are warriors when they stand on stage, and they can be beaten to death, but they must not be scared to death. I want to finish this game with her!"
Zhang Ran was stunned: "Do you really want to compare?"
Zheng Luoqian said firmly: "I want to compare!!"
Zhang Ran showed a relieved smile on his face: "Okay, you can go." Win or lose, we're so proud of you!"
Zheng Luoqian walked onto the stage, bowed to the audience and said, "What I want to sing is "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau", I hope everyone likes it!"
Bang Bang Bang!
The students all applauded spontaneously.
Not only Nortel students applauded, but even teachers and students at Japanese universities applauded. No matter what the result is, in the face of an opponent who is much stronger than yourself, this courage is worthy of respect.
The melody of "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" sounded.
Zheng Luoqian raised the microphone, her eyes moved downward, her eyes seemed to be closed, and she sang with her heart: "Who brought the ancient call."
Who left a thousand years of hope
Could it be that there are still wordless songs?
It's still that long-lasting attachment......"
"Qinghai-Tibet Plateau" is a folk song, absorbing the high-pitched and loud singing of Tibetan folk songs, and adding some dynamic elements of modern music, so that every word and every note has a primitive vitality, which not only sounds with a strong sense of the times, but also maintains the simple and fresh charm of Tibetan folk songs.
Zheng Luoqian's voice is high-pitched and loud, and the whole song is sung gracefully and melodiously, which not only brings people auditory enjoyment, but also touches people's hearts and shocks people's souls. It makes people seem to see the blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, clean and transparent air, and peaceful and simple people......
When the song ended, there was a slight pause in the scene, and thunderous applause rang out.
"Zheng Luoqian, good job!"
"What a good singing!"
Zheng Luoxi sings well, if Nortel holds a campus singing competition, she may win the championship. It's a pity that she is now facing Kyoko Nakagawa, an actor from a singing family. In terms of strength, it is the difference between an amateur and a professional. Whether it is voice or skill, Zheng Luoqian is a complete defeat.
The seven judges briefly discussed, and Pu Cunxin stood up to announce the results: "The first vocal competition, the winner is Kyoko Nakagawa of Nihon University!"
The students of Nihon University in the audience let out a cheer of "Banzai hooray", and the students of Nortel also gave applause, Kyoko Nakagawa was so strong that everyone was convinced.
Numata Kenpei smiled and comforted: "Mr. Zhang, there are still three more games ahead, you still have a chance!"
Zhang Ran's tone was very calm: "We are really not professional enough in vocal music, and my teacher himself is limited. But the lines, the body, the performance, we are professional, and you won't be able to win the second line competition so easily!"
Numata Kenhei smiled, "That's good, our students are also majors." If we still win easily, then it's not interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing what Nortel students do next!"
Zhang Ran said lightly: "You will see!" (To be continued.) )