A tongue-twisting song "Make Way for the Busy Man" with a fast tempo ignited the performance of "The Barber of Seville". The audience experienced Rossini's black humor in the original classic opera.
Since its premiere in 1816, the opera has been a shining pearl on the world opera stage. This new version is jointly performed by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and Teatro Teatro Como in Italy, bringing together two lineups, the international group and the student group. On April 14, the second performance day of "The Barber of Seville", the 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival came to an end on the stage of Shangyin Opera House.
As the first large-scale cultural festival in Shanghai this year, "Shanghai Spring" has brought a variety of performances to Shanghai audiences in the past month. Its opening performance with a lineup of more than 350 people, a total of 66 main performances, and 30% of the number of international performances are the largest ever.
constantly introduces new talents and new works, which not only integrates with international standards, but also pays attention to the inheritance of traditional culture. "Shanghai Spring" is becoming a key link in Shanghai's construction of a "domestic leading, world-class" cultural festival, exhibition and competition top city.
This past weekend, the sound of national instrumental music was played on both sides of the Pujiang River.
Zide Qin Club, which has been very popular among young people in recent years, performed for the first time in the young theater the Jiangnan Sizhu New Chinese Style Music Collection "Jiangnan Hao" with the theme of "Ming Dynasty" and the location of "Taicang". The morning light was fading, and an ordinary spring day in the south of the Yangtze River gradually awakened in Taicang City in the Ming Dynasty. The bustling Baiwei Market, the school with loud reading... The audience becomes the protagonist - a Taicang scholar in the Ming Dynasty, immersed in the dreamy time and space created by 13 original songs, and experiences the residents of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty and the mountains and rivers as neighbors. The elegant life accompanied by silk and bamboo can truly appreciate the "goodness" of Jiangnan.
At the 1862 Fashion Art Center on the east coast, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra joined hands with Tencent Music Entertainment Group Tianqin Laboratory to bring the audience the first Chinese traditional music concert created by AI in China.
The flute and the harp, the orchestra and the strings sing in harmony, as light as gold dust falling from a pine flower. This is called "Pine Flower". The guzheng has a clear sound and a moving sound, and the bright pink and delicate red blows all over the ground. This is called "Jiao Hong". Chinese music, beautiful music, harmonious music. The finale "Se Ya" is about the unity of nature and man. These are high-quality music generated by the "Text Music Model" jointly developed by Tencent Music and Tencent AI Lab through deep learning and the "Text into Music" command. The
performance breaks through the traditional framed stage and displays the glass curtain wall behind the stage according to the characteristics of the venue. At night, the glass mirror reflects the figures of the performers and the audience enjoying traditional Chinese music. In the afternoon, the green trees outside the window are full of vitality, which gives a unique taste of life. The "witty" Shanghai-style folk music combines the beautiful scenery of Shanghai's Pujiang River that changes day and night, presenting unique new ideas and ingenuity.
Going back a little further, from April 8th to 10th, Shanghai Light Music Ensemble's "Silk Road∙East" - Listening to Twelve Muqam Concert and "Listening to Jiangnan" were performed at Shanghai Majestic Theater .
In the "Silk Road∙Orient" - Listening to the Twelve Muqam Concert, the Shanghai Light Music Troupe and the Twelve Muqam Song and Dance Troupe of Shache County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang collaborated to present the intangible cultural heritage art "Twelve Muqam" that has been passed down for thousands of years. "Er Muqam" was brought to Shanghai. The opening song "Gold and Silver Shuttle to Youth" also combines the adaptation of the famous song "Gold and Silver Shuttle" by Zhu Fengbo, the founder of Shanghai Light Music Ensemble and famous soprano singer, and the Xinjiang song "Youth Dance". The clever combination of Shanghai style culture and Xinjiang culture allows the audience to feel the charm of both music and cultures.
At the "Listen to Jiangnan" concert, street artist Luo Xiaoluo, a millionaire Internet celebrity in Shanghai, sang "Moonlight in the City" and "The Promise". The familiar melody floated from Jing'an Park to the Majestic Theater, and even more It reflects the inclusiveness of the "Shanghai Spring" stage.
This year, the "Shanghai Spring" stage also welcomed the largest international performance lineup in history - a total of 24 international performances came to Shanghai for exchanges, accounting for more than 30% of the total number of main performances, with teams from Germany, Austria, Italy and France. , Russia, the United States, Japan and other more than 10 countries.
These performances include both original and classic interpretations of foreign music, as well as exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and foreign artists performing on the same stage. They not only reflect the cultural inclusiveness and artistic vitality of Shanghai as an international metropolis, but also demonstrate the cultural and artistic exchanges between China and other countries around the world. close ties and exchanges in the field.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, the "Sino-French Music Exchange and Performance Season" came into being. A total of 7 performances with different themes were staged during the performance season, including Xu Zhong's performance of Berlioz's dramatic symphony "Romeo and Juliet", the French jazz comedy "Trout" concert, the French Arode Quartet concert, the French Royal Palace of Versailles Opera Orchestra Concert, St. Mark's Chamber Children's Choir Concert in France, Notre Dame Cathedral Chief Organist Olivier Ratelli's Recital, "Encounter with Impressions and Romance" Chinese and French Guitar Concert.
In addition, the Austrian Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra's "Rhapsody in Blue", the Russian National Ballet Theater's ballet "Swan Lake", the Sound of Enlightenment - Danish Acapella Group concert, etc. have also appeared on the stage.
In addition to international famous groups, Chinese musicians also perform international classics in their own way. Conductor Yu Long conducts the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and performs "Symphony Fantasy" together with cellist Wang Jian, bringing Russian elegance, Italian style and French romance to the audience. The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra's "Musical Style of Iberia" specially invited Spanish conductor Pablo Miergo to Shanghai to perform a complete set of original Iberian music.
Since the birth of "Shanghai Spring", its purpose has been to promote new people. The 39th Shanghai Spring International Music Festival continued to increase its efforts to support outstanding original works and artistic talents, launching 29 performances of new artists and new works, accounting for 44% of the projects.
Take "Sea New Dream" as an example. This is an original music display platform created by the Shanghai Music Association for "Shanghai Spring" and has been successfully held for fifteen times. This year, the "New Dream on the Sea Sixteenth" original folk music concerto concert was themed "Chinese Music in Praise of the Golden Age of China" and featured eight original works selected from across the country. Young composers have said that "New Dream on the Sea" provides an open, international stage that allows them to be "fully seen" and strengthens their musical ideals.
In addition to helping newcomers, this year's "Shanghai Spring" invited Wuxi, Jiangsu and Taizhou, Zhejiang for the first time to jointly organize a series of two-way linkage activities in the Yangtze River Delta "Splendid Jiangnan" to promote literary and artistic exchanges in the Yangtze River Delta region.
For example, the "Qingdao Percussion Performing Arts Center Marimba Troupe Percussion Concert" was successfully held at the Wuxi Grand Theater and received a warm response from the Wuxi audience. Correspondingly, the large-scale national symphony concert "Dream of China Jiangnan" carefully prepared and presented by the Wuxi Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism also appeared in the "Shanghai Spring".
"Shanghai Spring" also reflects the warmest character of the city.
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of the famous erhu performer Min Huifen, the Folk Music Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music held the "Fragrance for Eternity" Erhu Concert.
At the "Love in Spring - Grandpa Cao Peng and His Children Symphony Concert", some autistic children and blind children joined the Shanghai Youth Symphony Orchestra to perform with wind band ensemble, string band ensemble, piano solo, and wind band ensemble. Music quintet, symphony, dance and other forms provide an audio-visual feast for the audience.
In order to allow music and dance lovers to enjoy more exciting performances, exhibitions, etc., the music festival has launched more than 20,000 charity tickets and discount tickets, which have widely benefited the public. At the same time, "Shanghai Spring" also organized representatives such as meritorious figures, the most beautiful volunteers, fire officers and soldiers to observe, feel and experience the performances and activities of the music festival, allowing more citizens to enjoy the spring of art.
As the oldest music festival in New China and the golden business card of Shanghai culture, Shanghai Spring International Music Festival always insists on focusing on the main theme, inviting famous artists and groups, promoting new artists and new works, and promoting excellent traditional culture in the feast of music. Cultivate new talents in literature and art, promote exchanges and mutual learning between China and foreign countries, enrich the cultural life of the masses, let music nourish more citizens and nourish the city's cultural context.
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