Following the opera guided tour series "The Jewel in the Crown of Opera and Art - Xu Zhong Takes You into the World of Opera Art", the Shanghai Opera House's "Art Rising Forward : Song on the Clouds" has continued to upgrade. Since April 16, the new section "Opera Ferris Wheel Weekend Guests" will meet with netizens together with "Classic Broadcasting".
Since the launch of the online live broadcast series of "Art Up and Forward On the Clouds", Shanghai Opera House has actively grasped the exchange opportunity of real-time interaction with online audiences, concentrated high-quality resources, and exhibited and broadcast on the WeChat video account and the official account of Station B, so that citizens and friends can enjoy the beauty of opera without leaving home.
Famous artists gather on the Ferris wheel and invite you to enjoy classic masterpieces together
In the "Classic Broadcasting" section, the Shanghai Opera House will select a number of classic operas jointly produced with international outstanding music groups in recent years, and for the first time, they will be displayed online on the platform of "Art Rising Forward and Singing on the Clouds". Wagner's magnificent "Wandering Dutchman" was invited to the German Elfart Theater for a joint performance; in order to bring Donizetti's French opera "The Girl in the Army" to the stage, the Shanghai Opera House and the French creative team brainstormed and invited several internationally renowned singers to participate; verdi's witty and funny "Farstaff" Creative Team includes Chinese, British, Italian, Spanish, American and other multinational staff; "Turandot", "Smile Kingdom", "Country Knight" and "Harlequin" Will meet with everyone.
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which will be the first to appear in the "Classic Broadcasting" section, comes from the collaborative version of the Shanghai Opera Choir and the Paris Orchestra in Paris, France, at the opening concert of "Shanghai Spring" last year. As early as 2019, xu Zhong, a conductor who had a pleasant cooperation with the Paris Orchestra, one of the world's top ten well-known symphony orchestras, issued an invitation to them to perform this classic masterpiece with the Shanghai Opera Choir in the form of online transmission. The Paris Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Quentin Hindley performed in the Paris Philharmonic Hall, while the Shanghai Opera Choir sang at the Shanghai Grand Theatre under the baton of young conductor Zhang Chengjie, and the artistic groups of the two countries performed together through the clouds, such a new way of performance based on network technology, reflecting the concept of music without borders.
To present excellent opera works to the audience, it is inseparable from the wonderful interpretation of excellent opera artists. For the audience, the pleasant feeling obtained in opera appreciation comes from the artistic charm of opera itself on the one hand, and from the artist's exquisite artistic attainment, sincere artistic attitude and persistent artistic pursuit on the other hand.
In the new round of live broadcast of "Art Rising Forward and Song on the Clouds", Shanghai Opera House will invite a number of opera masters who have cooperated in the "Classic Broadcasting" repertoire to be guests of the newly created section "Opera Ferris Wheel Weekend Guest". Princess Turandot, internationally renowned soprano HeHui, "Kingdom of Smiles" "Prince of Sioux City" Shi Yijie, as well as the low baritone singer Shen Yang, who plays the "Dutchman" in the follow-up "Wandering Dutchman", and the baritone singer Sun Yan, who plays Tonio in "The Harlequin", will all appear one by one, and Wei Song, artistic director of shanghai opera house and famous tenor singer, will also meet with the audience, so that everyone can appreciate the charm of opera works from different angles while appreciating the style of famous artists at close range.
During the May Day period, the Shanghai Opera House will also launch a special plan around the "100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League" to jointly applaud the centennial birthday of the Communist Youth League.
Opera guided tours are introduced to campus to popularize the art of opera for university students
While producing and presenting wonderful repertoire, the Shanghai Opera House has always actively tried to explore new forms of opera popularization. This time, in the series of activities jointly created by the Shanghai Grand Theatre Art Center and the Postgraduate Work Department of the Party Committee of Fudan University, the Shanghai Opera House carefully planned the lecture "The Jewel in the Crown of Opera and Art - Xu Zhong Takes You into the World of Opera Art" for Fudan students.
President Xu Zhong incarnated as an art guide, combined with his own artistic experience and insights, from the origin of opera to the roles in opera, heavy singing, chorus, orchestra and conductor, etc., leading everyone to unlock the tips for appreciating opera without leaving home. At the same time, the lecture also carefully selected many wonderful opera excerpts rehearsed by the Shanghai Opera House in recent years to help online audiences "digest and absorb", so as to better understand how to appreciate the highlights and characteristics of an opera. In just one and a half hours, the important elements of excellent opera are displayed in a high concentration and in all aspects.
In the interactive session afterwards, for how to get started with opera appreciation, what are the differences between Eastern and Western operas, and how to better sing bel canto reperto and other questions raised by students, Zhang Chengjie, young conductor of Shanghai Opera House, and Song Qianwei, a soprano singer, not only gave careful answers, but also conducted a unique musical interaction through the clouds, and the online and offline linkage to teach students to learn to sing "Drinking Songs" pushed the whole activity to a climax, and also let the seed of opera art take root in the hearts of students. thrive.
Author: Jiang Fang
Editor: Xu Luming
Editor-in-Charge: Li Ting
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