Who says opera is out of reach? Find the right way to open it, and you can also challenge Verdi. As one of the important event brands in the world of performing arts, the "2021 Art Tree Project Vocal Music", jointly sponsored by the Publicity Department of the Huangpu District Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Shanghai Grand Theatre Art Center and SAIC Motor, was fully launched at the R Car Xintiandi Experience Center today.
Held to the third edition of the "Art Tree Center", this time focusing on opera. From the opera GALA where famous artists gather, to the singing party that enters the new city, from the vivid art party lessons to the art sharing of cross-border ramblings, from the open rehearsal of the theater to the opera experience on the stage, the Shanghai Opera House will lead the public step by step to explore the beauty of vocal art and appreciate the colorful vocal world around vocal art.
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As the organizer of this year's "Art Tree Project", Xu Zhong, president of the Shanghai Opera House, said bluntly: "Taking sound as music and song as love is the easiest to resonate with the audience, and the Shanghai Opera House looks forward to spreading the seeds of opera through diversified and novel forms of artistic interaction and passing on the 'beauty of vocal music' to the public." ”
"Balcony Opera" vocal tour
The nearly three-month "Art Tree Project" will focus on the theme of "vocal music" and carry out a series of cross-border lectures, in-depth experiences, course workshops and other artistic activities, leading the public audience and opera lovers to open the opera yesterday, today and tomorrow.
On October 10th, the first stop of the "Art Tree Project" will "walk into" the Shanghai Opera House and listen to the sixth generation of "Sister Jiang" He Xiaonan and Zhou Chen talk in detail about the front and back of the classic opera "Sister Jiang". On October 16th, Zhao Xian, a doctor of sound arts, will lead the audience to "walk into" the melody on the screen and reveal the musical world in the sound of the movie. On November 13, the "Art Tree Project" will invite the audience to go deep into the rehearsal and guided tour of the "Opera Duo Club Verdi & Wagner Opera Collection Concert" to feel the majesty of the annual opera festival in advance. On December 9th, artists from the Shanghai Opera House will bring a unique "balcony opera" at the Shanghai Concert Hall, which will make the historical building of Haipai collide with Western opera.
Picture: The scene of the press conference is officially pictured
Recruit "Ordinary Singers" throughout the city
As a leading art form of various artistic disciplines, opera is often regarded as the yardstick of metropolitan culture. In addition to cultivating first-class opera artists and creating excellent opera works, cultivating audiences is also one of the important missions of vocal artists.
This year's "Art Tree Project" will continue the tradition and hold a three-month "Vocal Workshop" to invite vocal music lovers to immerse themselves in the beauty of vocal music, the charm of opera, and provide a stage for opera lovers. The vocal workshop will be led by the Shanghai Opera House faculty team to "unlock and upgrade" from the aspects of vocals, language, musicality, etc., teaching how to understand the intention of the conductor, how to cooperate with the choral band, and other practical skills related to stage performance. In addition, leading singers from the Shanghai Opera House will also appear at any time to open a "small stove" for the students.
From now on, the majority of vocal music lovers can sign up for this vocal workshop through official WeChat public accounts such as Shanghai Huangpu and Shanghai Grand Theatre Art Center. In the end, the students who "debuted in a group" will have the opportunity to participate in the "Let's Walk Together - Chinese and Foreign Opera Re-singing Works Concert" on December 4, and perform the classic singing section of the famous opera "La Traviata" with the Shanghai Opera House Chorus. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Zhu Yuan)