The National Center for the Performing Arts' production of Wagner's opera "Das Rheingold" from "The Ring" will have its premiere on August 28th and 30th and September 1st and 3rd, and is currently being rehearsed intensively. On August 19, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily walked into the rehearsal site of "Daiss Rheingold" and witnessed with his own eyes the creation and arrangement process of this masterpiece of Wagner at the National Center for the Performing Arts.
"Daiss Rheingold" is the "eve" in Wagner's "Ring" tetrad. Although it is the shortest in length, it has the most characters. All the characters in "The Ring", whether it is the three Rhine water nymphs who guard the gold, the Nibelung Alberich who stole the gold, or the gods with their own thoughts, the giant brothers Fafnir and Faso Walter, their protracted struggle and grievances over gold and the ring slowly unfolded in "Das Rheingold" and ran through the entire tetrad.
On the day of the visit, the crew showed the media the drama sequence of the third scene of "Das Rheingold", with Alberich played by Thomas Thomason, Mime played by Arnold Bezuyan, and Christian Franz Characters such as Logo played by Egil Silins and Wotan played by Egil Silins all appeared. In this scene, Wotan, the leader of the gods, and the fire god Logo came to the underground kingdom of the Nibelungs. After hearing Mime's complaints, they planned to steal the gold and enslave the tribesmen, Albert. Rishi was captured alive. The artists' devoted interpretations brought this classic fragment to life, and the mellow singing style seemed to bring people to the thrilling performance scene.
Usually large-scale operas are inseparable from stunning stage settings. Previously, the iconic "Sheep's Head" warship with a mast height of 12.5 meters in "Aida" and the two giant ships with a length of more than ten meters in "The Flying Dutchman" have left a deep impression on the audience. impression. Li Cheng, stage manager of the National Center for the Performing Arts’ Play Production Department, revealed that in Das Rheingold, there is an 18-meter-square pool that is quite shocking. "We will fill it with 5-8 centimeters of water. Although the water is very shallow, in such a large area, there are probably nearly 20 tons of water spread in the pool." Due to the large area, it will be a test for the stage machinery. It is also very large. Li Cheng said, "The pool is lifted and lowered by the six main stages. If any one of them is out of sync, the pool will be crooked. Therefore, the synchronization of the stage lifting must be taken into consideration, including The safety risks of our technical synthesis and performance execution are also relatively high. "
The four-part drama "The Ring" embodies Wagner's dedication to the concept of "total art" in the comprehensive art form of "musical drama". Pursue. Due to the difficulty of musical interpretation, the large number of characters, and the rich requirements for stage presentation, the "Ring" series can be regarded as a well-deserved "epic" masterpiece. In Li Cheng's view, in addition to the technical difficulty of the huge pool, the opera's huge size and numerous stage movements also pose a huge challenge to the stage management department. "The whole play is about two and a half hours, but there are a lot of stage actions, which last for an hour and a half. It is very stressful to ensure that the stage actions are coordinated with the music, multimedia, lighting and stage scenery. The stage presentation is very stressful. Normally, an opera requires the coordination and cooperation of 3 to 4 stage managers. This time we arranged a total of 6 people to prepare for each stage risk during the stage operation to ensure the safety of the performance. The music of this round of performances will be presented by the National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra, conducted by Lu Jia, the music and artistic director of the National Center for the Performing Arts. The creative team is led by the "all-round" director Stefano Boda, who will personally handle the choreography, stage design, and Costumes, lighting, multimedia, and many talented singers at home and abroad lead the audience into the magnificent world of the gods described by Wagner.
Intern/Liu Lu
Written/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Tian Wanting
Photography/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Li Na
Editor/Gong Lifang
