Drama, no matter what country or era, originates from people's interactions in life and work, even if it is a "worship drama" with religious overtones, it also takes place in people's lives and evolves in their work.

Su Hangcong's memory never comes from any fragments of British dramas, but there are fragments of opera and Peking opera, and there is no need to guess that the latter comes from Su Hang's masked mother Jiang Liu'er, who has never really been masked, the former mainly because there were many people on the boat who liked to watch operas and would go to see them whenever they docked.

As soon as Su and Hangzhou got out of the car, Corporal Lynn instructed the driver to look for them in the café opposite after they left.

The high-grade hotel is good at this, the car is picked up and delivered, and the time you set will never appear on the other party "forgot, there are too many customers too late" such an excuse.

"Sir, sir, do you want a ticket?"

"Sir, sir, do you want a ticket?"

As soon as the car door opened, Su Hang heard several young children, wearing slightly shabby hats in their pockets, asking everywhere near the entrance of the theater if anyone wanted tickets for the theater.

"This situation used to be very common, but now it is rare, some people buy a dozen tickets in advance, and when the tickets are gone, there are still people who want to buy them, and they sell them at a high price."

"It's rare now, probably because it's a Midsummer Night's Dream today."

When Su Hang got out of the car and saw this scene, he was stunned for a while, and then a familiar voice came from behind him, and then Osmond appeared in front of him.

"I didn't expect that! You show up here, and it looks like everything is settled! ”

Su Hang looked at the busy man who came to him, since the hospital was separated, he had met twice in total, and one of them was when he saw the other party passing by in a hurry.

Now that this guy has appeared in front of him, it is estimated that he is idle, and he is not as busy as he was some time ago.

"Don't be surprised that I appeared, I was just here to help last time, but no one gave me a bonus to motivate me, it was just voluntary work." Osmond said.

"Osmond, what you said will make Dean Charles sad, he is very optimistic about you." Su Hang said.

"Maybe!" Osmond sighed.

Corporal Lynn walked over after explaining the driver, also looked at the children selling private tickets not far away, and said to the two Osmonds: "Looking at them awakened my childhood memories, and there was also a group of children selling tickets at that time. ”

"Hey! People have changed, times have changed, the environment has changed, and the only thing that hasn't changed is money! Osmond said sentimentally.

"Alright, guys, shouldn't we go in, it's about to begin." Su Hang looked at the two guys in suits and leather shoes beside him and said.

The Metropolitan Opera House, a five-storey building. It can't be compared with those top opera houses, neither the exterior nor the interior can be compared, but although the sparrow is small, it still has its own unique appeal.

The dark red and pale yellow tones are not eye-catching, the appearance of the bright colors in the foggy London is not useful, the relative dark colors are closer to the entire regional environment, the Metropolitan Opera House is like this, the appearance is indeed average, but Su Hang walked in and found that the inside is still very luxurious, not to mention the splendor, it is also very eye-catching.

The first thing you see after entering the door is the six-pointed star welcome hall, according to Corporal Lynn, the owner here thinks that there will be a sense of mystery, but in this case, the traditional horseshoe-shaped audience hall is not easy to build, fortunately, the theater owner has a friend from the United States came up with the idea, the audience hall is designed as a peculiar polygonal plan, which is the first audience hall in London at this stage to be built like this.

"Chu, do you feel that the architectural style here is different from other places?" Osmond said.

"It's weird, it's not like it's a structure in a city as classical as London."

"The Metropolitan Opera House is being renovated for the second time, and the owner of the opera house has hired his American designer friend to design the opera house from scratch, and it took a whole year to reopen it." Corporal Lynn said.

The benefits of the peculiar polygonal plan of the audience hall are still obvious, and the reflection sound formed by the oblique side walls and the sound effect bring better ear benefits to the audience. Moreover, this kind of hall will generally be set up with multi-layer boxes and boxes that gradually extend to the stage entrance, which shortens the distance between the audience and the stage, enhances the visual effect, and most importantly, it also has the enclosing effect of the horseshoe-shaped plane stage, so that the audience is more intimate with the performance experience.

"Osmond, you just said that today's opera is A Midsummer Night's Dream?" Su Hang asked.

"You won't be pulled over without knowing what to play!" Osmond looked at Su Hang as if he was speechless on his face.

Osmond turned his head to Corporal Lynn with a strange face, as if to ask if there was anything he didn't know.

"Ahh I just said to watch the opera, I didn't say what to watch, anyway, he hasn't seen an opera in London, the first time I watched it, it's still this kind of comedy. ”

Corporal Lynn said with a rare embarrassment, in fact, he forgot what kind of opera was being staged today, but he had already promised Osmond to come, so he didn't tell Su Hang in more detail.

A few people walked as they talked, and soon came to their box. That's right, it's a box, even if their identity, status, and salary are not high, they still enter the box to watch the opera.

This is mainly due to the grandfather of Corporal Lynn, who has never been masked in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the old man is treated like a member here, from the theater owner to the cleaner.

Corporal Lynn's family always had a place here for both opera and theater, except on the day when the Metropolitan Opera closed.

The box is close to the stage entrance, which is the second floor, which is already the best location that the boss can give, after all, different locations have different perceptions and different prices.

The box is not large, with five black oak chairs surrounding a coffee table, on which a pair of chess pieces and an unopened bottle of red wine are placed, which already makes the box full of feelings, and the outward viewing platform can clearly see the stage performances.

As soon as a few people from Suzhou and Hangzhou sat down, the curtain was slowly opened, jingling bells! It's done.

A Midsummer Night's Dream Act I

First Athens. In the palace of Theseus

Theseus, Hippolyta, Philaustelet, and the attendants, among others.

Theseus

Beautiful Hippolyta, now that our wedding is near, and in four days of happiness the crescent moon will come out; But alas! How slowly the old moon fades, she delays my hopes, like an old stepmother or widow, consuming the property of the young.

……

The exquisite stage design can not hide the magic of music, this is the opera, he is not a drama, the melodic melody in the song is the key to leading the audience into the wonderful artistic conception, the stage set deepens the enjoyment of the senses, and the smart figures of the dancers in the stage will completely pull the audience into the play.

Su Hang did not indulge in the play like Corporal Lynn, but simply appreciated it. This is not the first time I have watched an opera, and I remember that my former "self" and my parents have seen different kinds of stage plays in different countries.

There are many forms of performance of stage plays, which are embodied in different forms in the East and the West, including the form of drama based on dialogue; There are various cultural manifestations of each country, such as opera, which is mainly sung, and of course, pantomime, which is expressed in silence.

Su Hang's appreciation of these so-called art forms is limited, and when they learn more, they are for pretending, but they will not be regarded as hobbies like Corporal Lynn, which is why Su Hang is out of the world for half the journey.

Ponte Street

The man in a black suit, a jazz cap, and a wooden cane inlaid with a small skull is walking alone, looking at the surroundings while walking, looking like a tourist who has come to visit.

I didn't take two steps before I found that someone was following me, the corners of my mouth curled up slightly and then disappeared, the glass in the street shop was really clean, and the weather was unusually good, how idiots the two guys behind me who were chatting against the street lamp were, or how much the people who sent them looked down on themselves!

The street lamp is just the drainage groove, with a peculiar smell, these two goods smell the smell and pretend to chat against the street lamp, but their eyes sweep around on themselves from time to time, how unprofessional is this!

With such good weather, it's a waste to "walk the dog", you should soak a girl, the man thought actively while walking.

Pont Street is not known for its history and culture, nor is it an upscale neighborhood, it is the most famous grocery street in the city of London, also known as Taobao Street.

The Thames Canal is the mother river of Britain, she not only runs through the history of Britain, gave birth to the brilliant culture of the British Empire, in fact, it also covers almost all the waters of Britain, a "mother river" like the Yellow River in China, Pont Street is only separated from the Thames River by one street, and many countries are scattered merchants here to sell their unique products.

The man walked into a grocery store, and the purpose was simple and uncomplicated, with glass display cases lined with all kinds of items with regional and period colors, and a wooden cabinet with a sense of age in front of the door, which served as a cash register.

A middle-aged man in a burlap plaid shirt in his forties is constantly sweeping the invisible dust on the wooden cabinet with a feather duster in his hand, even if a customer enters the door, he still does his own thing.

After the man wearing the jazz hat entered the door, he looked at the furnishings in the store with his own care, and nothing could make the man's gaze stay longer than even a second, "Boss, are there any other products that have not been put on display?" ”

"What do you want, sir? I don't have all those fancy luxuries here. The boss glanced up at the man, and his low voice sounded in the quiet grocery store.

"Clock, I want the kind of clock from ancient China, not a clock." The man's clear voice spoke.

The boss looked up at the man in front of him, took a deep look, turned around and walked into the store, and within two minutes, he held a few small bronze bells of different shapes and put them on the counter in turn, "Sir, is there anything you want here?" ”

The shape is different, the size is about the same, the carving on the body of the bell is incomprehensible to the general person, but there are also carved with pattern portraits, the only thing is that these bells are more or less, there are some rust on them, but it does not affect the appearance.

The bell, in ancient China, is a kind of ringing instrument made of metal, hollow inside, emitting a grand and mighty sound. However, no one has ever taken the bell as a gift, and the words "sending the end" and "sending the bell" have different homonyms, which will bring death in the eyes of ancient Chinese people.

The man bought the bell as a souvenir for himself, and his teacher said that every time he completed a task, he would store the most valuable souvenirs in the task, which led him to try to collect the bell everywhere he went.

In the past few years, there have been nearly fifty bells in my collection room, each with its own characteristics, and there are also similar shapes but different contents, in short, this is about to become a habit.

The man stepped forward and looked at the boss in front of him for a moment, but the words he said made the boss grow his mouth in surprise.

"I want all of this, is there anything else? How many to have. The man said in a flat voice.

"What...... What, sir, are you sure you want to? The boss seemed to think that he had misheard, and ignored what the man said, but reconfirmed.

I've been open for four or five years in this grocery store, and I have come to buy everything, even if I buy this kind of uncommon exotic musical instruments, but I have never seen a musical instrument as a dish, or an exotic instrument, I buy a bunch of them, it's really strange every year, this year is especially a lot!

"Boss, I don't have time to joke with you, I want all of this." The man looked directly at the shopkeeper and said with great seriousness.

"No, these small bronze bells and a large bronze bell are still left by my father at that time, and no one has ever wanted them."

The boss said it honestly, and he could see that the person in front of him really wanted to buy it, so he paid the truth. I didn't expect that someone would buy an exotic instrument that was almost forgotten, which was really unexpected!

The man didn't say anything superfluous, took out 500 pounds from his body and put it on the counter, looked at the boss in front of him and said, "I don't think the value, including the big clock, should be more than these!" ”

The boss looked at the 500 pounds in front of him and didn't reach out to take it for a while, which was really a big blow. These instruments from foreign countries were almost covered in dust in the warehouse, and it was originally planned that as long as someone gave money, even 50 pounds would be sold, it was better than being forgotten, but I didn't expect to be able to sell them at this price.

"Sir, this money is enough to buy these musical instruments, but the rust stains on that big clock are much smaller than these ones, and the appearance is not as good as the ones in front of me......"

The boss simply explained the situation of the big bell to the man in front of him who was interested in buying it, and he didn't want to go back to the door, saying that he deliberately cheated the customers and did not explain the situation of the instrument.

The man took out a hotel note from his jacket pocket, quickly wrote down an address and a name on the counter, flipped the note over and pushed it to the grocery store owner and said, "Send these bells to this address, and this person will accept it." ”

The boss saw that the man didn't take his words seriously, but fortunately he said everything, looked up at the man and said seriously: "Sir, I don't accept returns here, do you want to buy it clearly?" ”