当前,新冠肺炎疫情正在全球蔓延,各国文化艺术机构遭受空前挑战。在这个特殊时期,中央歌剧院(官网:http://www.chinaopera.com.cn)的艺术家们将舞台转移到“线上”,通过“艺术疫苗”向全世界人民传递必胜声音、凝聚抗疫合力。
面对本世纪人类面临的最严峻挑战,正如习近平主席指出,团结合作是国际社会战胜疫情最有力武器。作为“足不出户 云游中国”——2020中国旅游文化周英国线上活动之一,我们特别分享中央歌剧院的两部抗疫作品《在一起(Together)》及《阳光灿烂(A Sunny Day)》,让我们一起去感受团结合作的力量。我们坚信,黎明总会到来,黑夜终将过去,胜利属于我们。
音乐电视《在一起(Together)》
“很多人都曾经看到过疫情期间来自意大利的短视频,艺术家们在阳台上歌唱、演奏乐曲,十分感人。意大利是一个乐观的国度,人们热爱生活的精神非常鼓舞我们。《茉莉花》和《今夜无人入睡》形成鲜明对比同时又和谐交融,从立意上表达了中意两国人民的情感交流以及精神上的相互支持。”
——《在一起》主创人员、音乐制作人马久越
“一流的音乐作品,一流的演唱音乐家们,充分显示在世界大敌当前,唯有音乐是全世界联手起来抗敌的共同语言,唯有音乐可以给人以向上乐观生活的勇气和信念。”
——旅英中国女高音 李小萍
“《在一起》由中意双方分开录制而后合成,结合《茉莉花》《今夜无人入睡》共述中意抗疫友谊。制作精良,特别好。”
——中国女高音 武赫
剧情简介
音乐电视《在一起》是中国中央歌剧院艺术家与意大利著名歌剧艺术家们共同完成的作品,主创人员包括音乐制作人马久越、著名导演郑浩等。该作品以重新编配的世界名曲《茉莉花》与《今夜无人入睡》为主题曲,配合中意两国文旅地标及共同抗疫的画面,发出“命运与共、共克时艰”的呼唤,传递文明交流互鉴的理念。《茉莉花》带来东方问候,《今夜无人入睡》作出胜利回答,让我们更加坚信,团结合作,一切都会好起来。
附:英文简介Introduction
The MTV TOGETHER consists of two renowned music pieces, Jasmine Flower, a renowned Chinese folk song and Nessun Dorma, an aria from Opera Turandot. It was performed by top Chinese and Italian sopranos and tenors to bring hope and inspiration to people during this difficult time. Together can we fight against the coronavirus.
室内歌剧《阳光灿烂(A Sunny Day)》
“祝贺发起人及其团队的爱国善心和艺术创造力,在各方面极其有限的情况下献出了自己的爱心!力挺我们的医护人员!这次的疫情是一个非常残酷又很难艺术化的主题,任何艺术家能够从中提炼出艺术素材加以塑造是很胆大的尝试。再次谢谢我的老同事云志及中央歌剧院同行们的努力。”
——著名小提琴家、英国皇家音乐学院指挥家/院士/教授 胡坤
A Sunny Day is a glorious and deeply moving testament to China’s strength in adversity and its recent fight to overcome the Covid-19 epidemic. In this short, 20-minute production, Liu Yunzhi’s music has brilliantly captured the essence of the challenge that the virus has brought to individuals, families and those operating at the front line in recent times. Strong and powerful performances from the cast of the Chinese National Opera House take us through this epic journey, moving us from despair through to hope, love and gratitude in a beautifully produced film that will provide hope to the world in these difficult times.
——梅纽因音乐学校董事会主席 巴克利(David Buckley)
“《阳光灿烂》用了一种大胆新颖独特的形式,短短20分钟用歌剧形式展现中国的抗疫经历。从不同人物角度描述不同心理活动,音乐也在有限时间里充分展现歌剧艺术的主要结构。包括合唱、独唱、重唱,正反角色心理活动表述都一一呈现。作曲家成功完成的挑战,正如我们现在面对的困难,这部作品给全世界抗疫人民带来积极影响力,鼓舞我们赢得胜利!”
——中英国际音乐节董事 姚艺
《阳光灿烂》是中央歌剧院打造的微视频室内歌剧作品,以歌剧形式讲述中国、中国人民抗击新冠肺炎疫情的故事,同时向一线工作者、平凡的普通人表达感激与敬意。作品时长21分钟,分为全民抗疫、医院病房、完成使命三个部分。
场景一:以合唱唱段《迎战迎战》及简单独白表现疫情来袭,人民群众从惊慌悲痛到举国上下共同抗疫,医生护士纷纷支援。
场景二:在病房里,一位年轻的母亲(女主角)脱离危险、在病房中醒来,看到阳光洒进病房,经历生死的她对生命有了更多感悟,更珍惜世间美好,她怀着对医护人员的感激之心唱出咏叹《阳光》。之后,一位男医生(男主角)例行查房,关心患者病情。而作为反面角色的病毒(拟人化)一直潜伏在病房里,为自己的成绩感到骄傲,得意地高歌《我来了》,并不时地在医患对话中制造不和谐音。
医生听到病人关切与感激的话,深感职责在肩,救死扶伤是职责所在,以独唱《春天必定到来》抒发感情。全国人民守望相助、共度时艰,医生与患者以男女二重唱《一切会更好》表达对未来充满信心。深受打击的病毒带着不甘无奈地唱着《我还会再来》退败离场。
场景三:医生和护士已光荣完成使命,他们在隔离酒店和亲人温馨对话。疫情已得到有效控制,窗外阳光灿烂,人民群众一起齐声歌唱党和国家、歌唱英雄和人民、歌唱着《阳光灿烂》。
A Sunny Day is a 21-minute production of dedication to front-line workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. It was produced by the China National Opera House to artistically present the touching stories in China during the outbreak. The mini-opera consists of three scenes as followed.
Scene I: Being shocked by the outbreak, people in the epidemic affected area experienced from sorrow and sadness into bravery with support by the whole country to fight against the virus. This is achieved by a chorus, Fight, Fight.
Scene II: In a ward, a patient is recovering and awake. The disease has let her think deeply into the value of life. She is grateful to doctors and nurses and sings the Sunshine. The doctor comes in and talks to the patient. At this very moment, the virus is in the ward too. He is proud of his evil agenda and sings I'm Coming. The doctor sings the Spring Will Come to encourage the patient. Deeply touched by the love from the country and its people, the doctor and the patient sing Everything Will Be Better together. Unwilling to be wiped out, the virus sings Come Back Again and declares that he will find a chance to come back.
Scene III: The epidemic is under control while the volunteer doctors and nurses are going home. The chorus sings A Sunny Day to express great gratitude to the country, the Chinese Communist Party, heroes and its people.
视频来源:中央歌剧院