2010年中國春節慶祝晚會 (2010 Chinese New Year celebration)

 

2010年中國春節慶祝晚會 (2010 Chinese New Year celebration)

- 墨爾本皇冠賭場娛樂中心 (at the Melbourne Crown Casino Entertainment Complex)

每年墨爾本的皇冠賭場娛樂中心都會舉行中國春節慶祝晚會，都是在最靠近正月初一的周末連續開三個晚上，今年已是第八個年頭了。今年很巧，三十晚上和正月初一都正好在周末，不象以往，我們還得在正月初一去上班。 (Every year, the Crown Casino Entertainment Complex in Melbourne hosts celebration activities for the Chinese lunar New Year on the weekends near the Chinese New Year Day. This year is the eighth year of such celebration. The Chinese New Year Day of this year (the year of the Tiger) accidentally coincides with the Valentine’s Day on 14^th Feb 2010, and also happens on the weekend, Sunday).

所以今年我可以好好過春節，連著兩個晚上去了娛樂中心。我和這兒最好的朋友在三十晚上去參加了活動 , 還拍了很多照片。下麵貼上我拍的一些片片。 (Therefore, we should have a good celebration this year; I went to the venue with my best friend in Melbourne, and watched many excellent performances etc, and took many photos some of which are chosen herein.)

慶祝晚會是在挨著 Yarra River 河畔的長廊或步行街上 , 皇冠賭場娛樂中心的門外，在中心處有臨時搭起來的舞台，在舞台的兩旁則有許多在臨時搭起的帳篷裏營業的餐館和小禮品店。我還抄了一下最基本和重要的演出節目單傳給我的朋友們，現貼如下 (The celebration was held outside of the Crown Casino Entertainment Complex, on the banks of the beautiful Yarra River. A central performing Stage was set up, on both sides of the stage, there were many Chinese souvenir and takeaway shops in tents temporarily set up for the 3 consecutive evenings. I post a list of the major entertainment and activities schedule on Saturday and Sunday as below):

2pm Music ( 音樂 )
2:30pm dance ( 舞蹈 )
3pm special noodle making show ( 拉麵製作表演 )
3:30pm Martial Arts show ( 武術 )
4pm special noodle making show ( 拉麵製作表演 )
4:30pm Chinese Opera ( 中國劇 )
5:30pm special noodle making show
6pm lion and dragon team show ( 舞獅子和舞龍表演 )
6:30pm special noodle making show ( 拉麵製作表演 )
7pm karaoke Competition ( 卡拉大獎賽 )
8:30pm Chinese Variety Act ( 中國小品表演 )
9pm Dragon Tenors ( 龍 男高音小組 )
9:30pm Shu-Cheen Yu (my favourite Soprano) 俞淑琴
10pm Dragon Tenors ( 龍的男高音小組 )
10:20pm lion and dragon team show ( 舞獅子和舞龍表演)

我最感興趣的是聽及拍照我喜愛的女高音俞淑琴和龍 男高音小組 ( I was most interested in watching and listening to my favourite Soprano, Shu-Cheen Yu and 3 Dragon Tenors) 。

第一次聽到俞淑琴是三年前從朋友家訪問後回家的路上，走上女皇橋，突然聽到俞的熟悉的歌聲（我當時已買了兩盤她的歌帶，聽得相當帶勁和熟悉），我立刻朝著歌聲的地方去，即中心舞台，她正在唱普契尼的歌劇，那是周六晚，我聽後，又買了一盤她的第三個歌帶，全是歌劇，還有她當場簽的名，第二天晚，星期日，我又去看她表演，她演唱得非常生動 , 尤其是唱新疆民歌＂ 阿拉木 汗 ＂，先用英文介紹主要歌詞 。我記得曾向澳大利亞的同行介紹過這首歌，給他們看譯成英文的歌詞，他們為這首歌詞的活潑動人而感動。 (This is the third time I watched and listened to Shu-Cheen Yu in this kind of the celebration, and I bought 3 her music CDs, for information about her please click on: http://blog.wenxuecity.com/blogview.php?date=200908&postID=21322; she is a good performer, active, passionate and very professional, she sang a Chinese folk song from Xing Jiang Autonomic area, she translated the main lyrics in English of the song first to the audience before she sang, I posted her singing of this song as background here and the Chinese lyrics below) :

　 阿拉木汗什麽樣 ? 身段不肥也不瘦。

　　阿拉木汗什麽樣 ? 身段不肥也不瘦。

　　她的眉毛像彎月，她的腰身像綿柳，她的小嘴很多情，眼睛能使你發抖。

　　阿拉木汗什麽樣 ? 身段不肥也不瘦。

　　阿拉木汗什麽樣 ? 身段不肥也不瘦。

　　阿拉木汗住在哪裏 ? 吐魯番西三百六。

　　阿拉木汗住在哪裏 ? 吐魯番西三百六。

　　為她黑夜沒瞌睡，為她白天常咳嗽，為她冒著風和雪，為她鞋底常跑透。

　　阿拉木汗住在哪裏 ? 吐魯番西三百六。

阿拉木汗住在哪裏 ? 吐魯番西三百六。

今年我照了不少她的演唱照。並附上她在《花月頌》 CD 裏唱的此歌。

http://space.wenxuecity.com/media/1266570690.mp3

lion and dragon team show ( 舞獅子和舞龍表演)


lion and dragon team show ( 舞獅子和舞龍表演)


Tommy Chung the Noodle Man performing how to make stretching noodles ( 拉麵製作表演 )



Romantic Yarra River


Romantic Yarra River at eve of Valentine's day

Cooking smoke smelt so nice!









Lots of tigers!


colorful umbrellas


various lanterns (backdrop is the highest office building in Melbourne city centre on the other side of the Yarra River)



ribbon dance





closeup of the girl the most skillful and best performer in the dancing group


the same girl performing Chinese sword dance


the same girl performing Chinese sword dance


Korean dance performing by the sweetest, always smiling girl


the most skillful girl performing handkerchief dance


All the members of the dancing group


Dragon Tenors ( 龍 男高音小組 ) , the one to the left is the most emotional one among the three very good tenors.


Shu-Cheen Yu (my favourite Soprano) 俞淑琴

















dragon - lanterns show within the Crown Casino Entertainment Complex












Beautiful night scene at the celebration venue (from a postcard of Australian's National Postcard Company, titled: Looking to the City and the Crown Entertainment complex from the Yarra River)