When symphony meets drama, Shakespeare meets Prokofiev, and Wang Yaoqing meets "Romeo and Juliet", how will this great work be presented? On June 15, the Guangzhou Grand Theater will usher in the national premiere of the symphony drama "Romeo and Juliet". Shakespeare's text is paired with Prokofiev's music for the ballet. This is not only a symphonic performance, but also a collision of music and drama.
The symphony drama reproduces Shakespeare's "Love Top" 4 years ago
Shakespeare's world-class be aesthetic work "Romeo and Juliet" , tells the story between such a group of young people. The plot is already familiar. From movies to musicals and ballets, Rozhu's story has endured and been staged countless times over the centuries.
The script of the symphony drama "Romeo and Juliet" was specially written by the famous music critic Jiao Yuanpu for one-man drama and symphony orchestra performance. The script is adapted from Shakespeare's work of the same name, presenting Prokofiev's original ballet symphony work in a dramatic context. Wang Yaoqing used his ever-changing voice to interpret various characters in the play, interspersing his lines with Prokofiev's highly telling and graphic music, creating an unprecedented artistic effect in drama and symphony.
Wang Yaoqing performs 15html four roles, swaying "youth hormones"
Wang Yaoqing, a well-known actor who is good at TV, film and stage, and is good at drama, hosting and recitation, plays the roles of the narrator, Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, The 15 characters, including Marcius and Mrs. Capule, use their strong stage performance ability and energy and precise grasp of music to perfectly integrate drama and music into a wonderful symphony drama, recreating the classic love legend.
In Luo Zhu's story, people are not only saddened by the love tragedy of the two young people, but also lamented by the erroneous time, fate, and passionate youth. Among these young people aged 16 or 17, there is countless courage, vitality and freedom, and the breath of youth is blowing against their faces. As for Wang Yaoqing, who has long since bid farewell to his adolescence, how to perform "youth hormones" while freely switching between 15 roles is a big challenge!
The play is adapted from the script by the famous music critic Jiao Yuanpu, conductor Zhang Jiemin is the conductor, and the talented actor Wang Yaoqing performs all roles. There is also a passionate performance by the Macau Orchestra, which combines the ballet symphony work of Russian composer Prokofiev As the main axis, sound is used instead of silent dance to depict the picture, the original ballet plot sequence is re-edited with the lines, and the musical scenes are arranged with new logic to form a complete story line written by Shakespeare.
Nandu reporter Zhu Rongting and intern Luo Yanqing
