Opera Edition Commentary--The former king will accompany us for a long time

I was fortunate enough to be there to watch the classic opera "Phantom of the Opera" at the her majesty theatre in London. As a half fan of musicals, I was really excited. I've watched the movie version of "The Phantom of the Opera" several times, and this time, before watching the show, I even sharpened my guns and reviewed a package of basic knowledge about opera. Broadway musicals seem to be often confused with operas in China. As everyone knows, the Broadway musical is one of the symbols of the "popular" spirit of New York, which is very different from the opera in the spring and the snow. To put it simply, the history of musicals is much shorter, the forms of music are more diverse, the singing is popular, and dialogues can be added, all for the purpose of highlighting the plot; while opera was born in ancient Greece, and can only have arias and recitatives. Two ways of singing, the focus is on enjoying the music. Clearly the characteristic of musicals is to be more accessible to the masses. So Broadway is not a sanctuary-like place of classical grandeur, but a place of leisure, passion, and art at the same time. The most famous musical is of course The Phantom of the Opera.

In "The Phantom of the Opera", whether it is the tense theme song phantom of the opera (strongly recommended, you must listen to it, maybe you have heard it. Youtube version: https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgz6PnHkmpY , youku version: too slow to open abroad, link to be added), or Music of the night in which christine is immersed in the charm of Phantom's personality in the secret room, or in the starry sky Roof christine and the male lead Raoul expressed their affection to each other, and the glued All I Ask of You, each song is sweet and full of emotion, it can be said that it is a sincere and true work. He also worked hard on character design, such as the ghostly and passionate Phantom, the angelic Christine, the young and infatuated Raoul, and the colorful and exaggerated Carlotta, the witty two theater managers, and the veteran Giry Mrs., and the innocent and innocent Meg and other supporting roles, all kinds of different tones are intertwined, coupled with a poignant and mysterious love story, which is definitely the first-class enjoyment of audiovisual.

Before booking tickets, I saw a post on Zhihu, called "Where is the most suitable seat to watch "The Phantom of the Opera"?" ( http://www.zhihu.com/question/27208590 ), and finally bought it at a moderate price But the grand circle, which is not bad, is at the back of the ticket. The scene effect proves that this location is suitable for watching the movie, because the chandelier hanging from the roof at the end of the first act of the opera will fall down (this is not a spoiler, I have seen the script and the movie version) Everyone knows this episode), and I was sitting at the scene where I could see the whole process of the chandelier falling down. Even with the spoilers, the scene is still quite shocking. The first thing that cannot be compared is the sound effect of the live performance of the theater band. There is absolutely nothing to say. As a layman, I can only say that the wide range of channels has completely fascinated me. Secondly, the scene scheduling and transformation of the small stage are as fast, precise and ingenious as magic, as well as the chandelier falling down, the phantom dungeon's countless candles in the water have a sense of reality, all of which are pleasing to the eye.

Gorgeous costumes, exquisite sets, unpredictable stages, plus professional actors. It makes this classic old drama look so beautiful. From the beginning of the show, when the 663rd lot - the story line - Music Box was presented at the Paris Opera's auction, it felt as if you were in Paris in 1911. The dim auction scene, the aging Raoul, the dusty posters, some mechanically malfunctioning cymbals, and overturned chandeliers made people unable to help themselves. When the auctioneer mentioned the next lot - the large chandelier that fell to pieces in the famous Phantom incident - in order for everyone to see the restored chandelier, the auctioneer turned on the newly installed chandelier on the chandelier. Electric lights, the lights were bright for a while, the theme music of Phantom sounded, and the chandelier on the stage also rose.

Suddenly, the time and space are reversed, the stage lighting returns to normal, and time has returned to 49 years ago, the former Paris Opera House was brilliant. In the rehearsal of "Hannibal", some of the big-name lead soprano Carlotta and tenor Pilgi (Carlotta's lover) sang shyly. The light made her clinking ornaments and his general's armor glisten. The meticulous dress, only the amazement. Mrs. Giry, the big housekeeper, is also instructing the girls who sing and dance to practice. At this time, the old manager, who was about to retire, brought two guests, Fermin and Andre, who were about to take over as the manager of the opera house. While Carlotta was presenting a piece of "Think of Me" for the two new leaders that was about to be performed that night, a piece of scenery suddenly fell from the stage canopy, causing a riot, and everyone speculated that it was the Phantom of the Opera. of. Carlotta played a petty temper and refused to continue the rehearsal, and left the venue claiming that he would no longer participate in the performance of the opera house. When she was anxious, Mrs. Gilly recommended Christine to everyone. Fermin asked who taught her such a wonderful singing voice, but Christine said she didn't know, so everyone auditioned with a helpless attitude. At the beginning, Christine sang a timid sentence, and was mocked by Fermin, but as Christine gradually became better and her voice opened, Christine conquered all with her singing voice during the rehearsal and the performance that night. People, including the young aristocrat Raoul, who was also a patron of the opera, was there to watch the show that night. After the performance, Raoul specially went to visit Christine. It turned out that Raoul recognized Christine on stage as his childhood companion. In the dressing room, Raoul was about to invite Christine to dinner, so he went out to get the hat that was outside. At this time, the voice of phantom appeared in the room again. Phantom blames Raoul angrily for trying to lure Christine out of the realm of music. Christine was shocked and bewildered by phantom's voice. Through the mechanism set by phantom on the full-length mirror, she followed phantom into the dark passage behind the mirror. Pass through the tunnel, row the boat, and head to the secret room of the underground cave. The song of this section is Theme song--The Phantom of the Opera.

When I remembered the theme song of the organ mixed with the church strings and the drum beat, the movie plots of the movie version that I had watched countless times were immediately linked together. In the movie version, when Phantom leads Christine to the secret room, Christine has been staring straight at Phantom, completely fascinated by his charisma. At the same time, in this section, Christine's image of a girl tightly wrapped in a white silk robe pajamas until she opens her chest after sitting on the boat also implies Christine's maturity in dealing with sexual desire. At the scene, I could not see their facial expressions while sitting in the grand circle, but when the scene shifted to the underground lake of the Opera House, the faint yellow light and dry ice created a dreamlike effect on the water surface, which made people mesmerized Drunk. The boat traveled across the lake, and the phantom seemed to be a boatman driving a gondola, leading Christine to his palace.

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