歌劇戲劇走向街頭

每年夏季六月份音樂廳的這一年季度的音樂會接近尾聲， 倫敦熱浪也快來臨，什麽熱浪不熱浪，倫敦能熱到哪去， 熱也就是比平常熱一點， 但倫敦的音樂熱浪卻洶湧澎湃， 7月中旬到九月初是BBC夏季逍遙音樂會，BBCproms， 邀請世界著名樂團指揮，獨奏家，室內樂， 電影音樂，甚至還有文學方麵的，曾經為了去BBCproms last night 在外排隊一天等票，排一天的隊，一點也不痛苦， 相反跟來自世界各地的樂迷聊天， 最後進場音樂響起時那種滋味終身難忘

BBC proms 開始之前倫敦讓歌劇走向街頭， 在Trafalgar 廣場現場直播就幾步路之遠的皇家歌劇院上演的歌劇， 將會有歌劇《蝴蝶夫人》， 《灰姑娘》， 到時可能會帶孩子去廣場邊picnic邊看歌劇， 讓她們感受一下普西尼和Massenet的歌劇， 我不想讓孩子看歌劇蝴蝶夫人的最後， 太慘， 看一點就回家，第二天還要上學的。

這也好像我們家鄉啊，夏天時晚上出去逛街還有地方劇愛好者在街頭表演，上次回去就是， 唱歌的是男的化妝很濃，還赤膊上陣的，我問我哥，怎麽回事啊，起初我還以為就是打架吵架呢，夏天熱人火氣大，會有可能，我哥說，沒有，那是在唱戲，可能那些中的人在想不通

歌劇起源於意大利，他們說話吵架聽起來和歌劇差不多， 本來歌劇，戲劇都是來自民間，遠離民眾就失去味道了， 讓歌劇戲劇走向街頭，走向民眾， 本來人生不就是個大舞台嗎


The Royal Opera House has a legendary reputation for its outstanding interpretations of opera and ballet

We have supported The Royal Opera House since the 1980s, focussing now on the BP Summer Big Screens. These live relays from the Royal Opera House's auditorium to giant screens across the UK, enable thousands of people to enjoy world class opera and ballet for free.

Tony Hall, chief executive of the Royal Opera House: ‘The BP Summer Big Screens are one of the highlights of the Royal Opera House’s Summer Season. Live screenings of Royal Ballet and Royal Opera performances are relayed direct from the main auditorium to huge screens in London and around the country.'

Monica Mason, director of The Royal Ballet, has experienced just what it's like to be a member of a BP Summer Big Screens audience: 'The atmosphere in Trafalgar Square is exceptional. I have talked to people in the audience who have just wandered by and, never having seen a ballet before, are entranced by what they are watching.'

The BP Summer Big Screens 2011

The 2011 season features Manon from The Royal Ballet as well as Madama Butterfly and Cendrillon from The Royal Opera.

Manon
1 June
Kenneth MacMillan’s twentieth century ballet masterpiece follows the all-consuming affair of a student, Des Grieux, with the beautiful Manon Lescaut. It’s a story of passion, lechery, violence, devotion and tragedy.

Madama Butterfly
4 July
Puccini’s opera, Madama Butterfly, tells a contemporary tale of culture clash when a Lieutenant in the US Navy, Pinkerton, decides to marry a Japanese geisha but then callously abandons her. The devastating impact of Pinkerton’s behaviour is played out in music influenced by authentic Japanese sources, amplified with Puccini’s Italian passion.

Cendrillon
13 July
The opera, Cendrillon, was written at the height of Massenet’s career. Working with fairy-tale material, he produced a score that combines delicacy and humour with romance and sheer magic. The story is based on Perrault’s original French source, which would later become the popular ballet Cinderella by Prokofiev.

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