Changjiang Daily Wuhan Client, December 31 (Reporter Wang Juan, Correspondent Sun Ni) bbc Concert Orchestra was once known as one of the "symphony orchestras with the largest audience in the world." On the evening of the 30th, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the famous soprano Huang Ying performed a New Year's concert at the Qintai Concert Hall. Not only did they perform a rich repertoire, Huang Ying also sang "Friendship" with the audience during the encore. "Eternal Life", the atmosphere was warm.
Lyrical coloratura soprano Huang Ying performs. Photo by Xia Junjun
Lyrical coloratura soprano Huang Ying during a performance. Photo by Xia Junjun
The BBC Concert Orchestra was founded in 1952 and is one of the five major symphony orchestras under the British Broadcasting Corporation (bbc). Over the years, the orchestra has recorded a large number of musical works and broadcast them live around the world through BBC Radio, ranging from classicism to romanticism, from baroque music to crossover music. Its unique artistic style is loved by audiences around the world. In the concert that night, the orchestra, under the leadership of female conductor Anna Maria Helsing, performed Strauss's waltz, the theme song of operas, ballets and many 007 series movies, for the Wuhan audience. It fully demonstrates the orchestra's ability to master multiple artistic styles.
bbc Concert Orchestra greets the Wuhan audience during the curtain call. Photographed by Xia Junjun
Huang Ying, a lyrical coloratura soprano singer who enjoys a high reputation in the international music scene, has won worldwide reputation for her wonderful performance in the opera film "Madame Butterfly" and has successively appeared in theaters including the Metropolitan Opera House in the United States and Germany. Cologne Opera House and many other opera stages around the world have been praised by authoritative Western media as "the nightingale flying from China". Previously, Huang Ying rarely performed in Han. This time she appeared on the stage of Qintai Concert Hall for the first time. She brought excerpts from many classic operas such as "The Marriage of Figaro" and "The Merry Widow" in one breath, with sweet timbre and superb skills. and passionate singing, the Wuhan audience gave endless applause and cheers without hesitation. At the encore, Huang Ying leaned over and invited the audience to sing "Auld Lang Syne" with her, and sent New Year blessings to the audience. The singing and applause echoed in the concert hall for a long time.
Conductor Anna Maria Helsing during the performance. Photo by Xia Junjun
Huang Ying said that although it was his first time to perform at Qintai Concert Hall, he had already heard about this concert hall with outstanding sound effects: “Many colleagues have performed here and they all said that Qintai Concert Hall is a world-class concert hall. The concert hall is truly a worthwhile trip." Huang Ying said that Wuhan has a profound cultural heritage and a profound historical connection with music and opera. "This is not only the birthplace of the story of 'Mountains and Flowing Water', but also the birthplace of vocal educator Zhou Xiaoyan. My husband’s hometown, I specially went to East Lake to visit Zhou Xiaoyan’s memorial hall this time, and I was very moved. I heard that Wuhan also has the Qintai Music Festival that has been held for more than ten years. I hope I will have the opportunity to bring concerts or opera works soon. Come to Wuhan and meet the Wuhan audience again!"
[Editor: Zhang Jing]
