The first and only show in China, the German musical "Ludwig II: The Return of the King" will be held at the Shanghai Culture Plaza from December 12th to 15th. The newly produced musical version of the concert not only retains the original lineup, but also invites a large band to participate, telling the dream and legend of the fairy tale king in a classical and solemn music style. "I'm looking forward to conducting a 65-piece orchestra in Shanghai! You know, even the German original version never used this format." Heinz-Walter Florin, the play's music director, said excitedly, "Music There will be no changes to the concert version, because every beautiful note of this work is worthy of being heard in its perfect form.”
Reporters found that the “concertization” of large-scale theater tours has become a new trend, and the audience is more interested in musicals. The awareness and acceptance of the concert are also gradually increasing. According to statistics from the recently released "2024 China Musical Market Annual Report", from 2023 to October 2024, there will be more than 100 domestic performances of the musical version of the concert, with a box office of more than 40 million yuan. Why is the new performance format widely recognized by young audiences? "Although the stage design is condensed and refined, the starring cast is strong and the costumes are gorgeous and elegant, which is not inferior to the original version. Especially the strength of the live band gave me a shocking listening feeling that is 'straight to the sky.'" I have reviewed "Elizabeth" "Musical version of the concert such as "Butterfly Dream", Linda, a musical fan, still felt that she was still unsatisfied. She bought tickets for "Ludwig II: The Return of the King" early. "This form is more cost-effective and amplifies the charm of pure music."
Create a unique "Shanghai version"
"Ludwig II: The Return of the King" is one of the most famous original musicals in Germany in recent years. , which has been performing at the Neuschwanstein Music Theater in Füssen since 2016. The play tells the life of the "Fairy Tale King": Ludwig II html became king at the age of 1618. He was deeply influenced by Wagner's operas and devoted himself to promoting peace and art. The world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle bears witness to the king's ideals and aspirations.
"Compared with other musicals of our time, "Ludwig II" perfectly combines large-scale epic symphonies with modern musical theater forms." Florin believes that the play combines beautiful romantic arias and beautiful melodies , highlighting the operatic music style. According to records, Ludwig II watched Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" when he was 16 years old, and fell deeply in love with the opera form and the knight's story. After taking the throne, he invited Wagner to Munich to finance his creation, which made Munich once known as the "City of Music". As a tribute to Wagner, "Ludwig II" has a strong operatic quality, with many tracks using classical singing. The solemn melody played by bassoons and strings symbolizes Neuschwanstein Castle rising from the ground.
Based on the excellent musical quality of "Ludwig II", this touring musical version of the concert will bring a large orchestra to the stage to create a unique "Shanghai version". "The structure of this work is very classical, and it also has the popular style of a musical, which can connect with the younger audience." The Shanghai performance was presented by the Neoclassical Orchestra, its founder and post-2000 conductor Jin Yukuang said , even if the Shanghai audience is not familiar with the background of the story, they can still understand its spiritual core through the rich musical elements.
presents the ultimate pure musical body
As the audience of musicals continues to consolidate and expand, not only subdivided audience groups have emerged, but also new categories of performances have been born. Musical version concerts, musical gala concerts, etc. have won the favor of the audience. In first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, as well as second-tier cities with strong cultural atmosphere, more and more theaters are introducing such performances. In September this year, "Elizabeth" returned to Shanghai as a musical version of a concert, with 30,829 tickets sold in 21 performances; 11,179 members of Shanghai Cultural Plaza purchased tickets, with an average of 2.1 tickets purchased per person. The extremely high "repurchase rate" shows that fans of the show recognize the musical version of the concert.
According to industry insiders, the reason why musical concerts are becoming more and more popular mainly involves the cost-effectiveness of the tour. The cost of a theater performance includes not only the performance fee paid to the performance group, but also the transportation and loading and unloading costs of the stage props, transportation, accommodation, meal subsidies for the cast and crew, promotion fees for the play, ticket agent commissions, etc. For the introduction of overseas original musicals, the shipping cost of large quantities of stage props is quite high. In 2016, in order to ensure that the stage details of the original version were reproduced during the Shanghai tour, the German musical "Mozart!" 》15 tons of stage props, including 79 speakers, 254 mixing channels, 480 sets of costumes and 70 wigs, were loaded into 14 containers and sent to the Shanghai Cultural Square in batches by ship, train, and airplane. It took 20 workers 120 hours to assemble the table. The high cost of very large tours is increasingly prohibitive for performance companies.
So, is the concert really just a "simplified version" of the musical? Overseas, musical theater concerts take many forms. Most of the concerts are specially set up for commemorative performances of musicals. For example, the 10th and 25th anniversary concerts of the original English version of "Les Misérables" are high-quality classic performances; some musicals have also been adapted into symphony concerts. Strive to present the essence of music in a grander way. In addition, there are some small concerts that appear as "pilot films" to showcase the musical concepts of the new drama.
There are still audiences who are willing to pay for the concert that is carefully "customized" according to the characteristics of the musical. In Jin Yukuang’s view, the concert version of the musical version of “Ludwig II” is worth listening to in person for fans of classical music. "The combination of arias and recitatives in this play, or the design of the intermezzo, is very close to the form of a traditional opera. From a purely musical level, this play uses a lot of Wagnerian musical elements, which can It is said to be a tribute to the master himself. "
Author: Xuan Jing
Text: Xuan Jing Editor: Wei Zhong Editor: Li Ting
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The first and only show in China, the German musical "Ludwig II: The Return of the King" will be held at the Shanghai Culture Plaza from December 12th to 15th. The newly produced musical version of the concert not only retains the original lineup, but also invites a large band to participate, telling the dream and legend of the fairy tale king in a classical and solemn music style. "I'm looking forward to conducting a 65-piece orchestra in Shanghai! You know, even the German original version never used this format." Heinz-Walter Florin, the play's music director, said excitedly, "Music There will be no changes to the concert version, because every beautiful note of this work is worthy of being heard in its perfect form.”
Reporters found that the “concertization” of large-scale theater tours has become a new trend, and the audience is more interested in musicals. The awareness and acceptance of the concert are also gradually increasing. According to statistics from the recently released "2024 China Musical Market Annual Report", from 2023 to October 2024, there will be more than 100 domestic performances of the musical version of the concert, with a box office of more than 40 million yuan. Why is the new performance format widely recognized by young audiences? "Although the stage design is condensed and refined, the starring cast is strong and the costumes are gorgeous and elegant, which is not inferior to the original version. Especially the strength of the live band gave me a shocking listening feeling that is 'straight to the sky.'" I have reviewed "Elizabeth" "Musical version of the concert such as "Butterfly Dream", Linda, a musical fan, still felt that she was still unsatisfied. She bought tickets for "Ludwig II: The Return of the King" early. "This form is more cost-effective and amplifies the charm of pure music."
Create a unique "Shanghai version"
"Ludwig II: The Return of the King" is one of the most famous original musicals in Germany in recent years. , which has been performing at the Neuschwanstein Music Theater in Füssen since 2016. The play tells the life of the "Fairy Tale King": Ludwig II html became king at the age of 1618. He was deeply influenced by Wagner's operas and devoted himself to promoting peace and art. The world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle bears witness to the king's ideals and aspirations.
"Compared with other musicals of our time, "Ludwig II" perfectly combines large-scale epic symphonies with modern musical theater forms." Florin believes that the play combines beautiful romantic arias and beautiful melodies , highlighting the operatic music style. According to records, Ludwig II watched Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" when he was 16 years old, and fell deeply in love with the opera form and the knight's story. After taking the throne, he invited Wagner to Munich to finance his creation, which made Munich once known as the "City of Music". As a tribute to Wagner, "Ludwig II" has a strong operatic quality, with many tracks using classical singing. The solemn melody played by bassoons and strings symbolizes Neuschwanstein Castle rising from the ground.
Based on the excellent musical quality of "Ludwig II", this touring musical version of the concert will bring a large orchestra to the stage to create a unique "Shanghai version". "The structure of this work is very classical, and it also has the popular style of a musical, which can connect with the younger audience." The Shanghai performance was presented by the Neoclassical Orchestra, its founder and post-2000 conductor Jin Yukuang said , even if the Shanghai audience is not familiar with the background of the story, they can still understand its spiritual core through the rich musical elements.
presents the ultimate pure musical body
As the audience of musicals continues to consolidate and expand, not only subdivided audience groups have emerged, but also new categories of performances have been born. Musical version concerts, musical gala concerts, etc. have won the favor of the audience. In first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, as well as second-tier cities with strong cultural atmosphere, more and more theaters are introducing such performances. In September this year, "Elizabeth" returned to Shanghai as a musical version of a concert, with 30,829 tickets sold in 21 performances; 11,179 members of Shanghai Cultural Plaza purchased tickets, with an average of 2.1 tickets purchased per person. The extremely high "repurchase rate" shows that fans of the show recognize the musical version of the concert.
According to industry insiders, the reason why musical concerts are becoming more and more popular mainly involves the cost-effectiveness of the tour. The cost of a theater performance includes not only the performance fee paid to the performance group, but also the transportation and loading and unloading costs of the stage props, transportation, accommodation, meal subsidies for the cast and crew, promotion fees for the play, ticket agent commissions, etc. For the introduction of overseas original musicals, the shipping cost of large quantities of stage props is quite high. In 2016, in order to ensure that the stage details of the original version were reproduced during the Shanghai tour, the German musical "Mozart!" 》15 tons of stage props, including 79 speakers, 254 mixing channels, 480 sets of costumes and 70 wigs, were loaded into 14 containers and sent to the Shanghai Cultural Square in batches by ship, train, and airplane. It took 20 workers 120 hours to assemble the table. The high cost of very large tours is increasingly prohibitive for performance companies.
So, is the concert really just a "simplified version" of the musical? Overseas, musical theater concerts take many forms. Most of the concerts are specially set up for commemorative performances of musicals. For example, the 10th and 25th anniversary concerts of the original English version of "Les Misérables" are high-quality classic performances; some musicals have also been adapted into symphony concerts. Strive to present the essence of music in a grander way. In addition, there are some small concerts that appear as "pilot films" to showcase the musical concepts of the new drama.
There are still audiences who are willing to pay for the concert that is carefully "customized" according to the characteristics of the musical. In Jin Yukuang’s view, the concert version of the musical version of “Ludwig II” is worth listening to in person for fans of classical music. "The combination of arias and recitatives in this play, or the design of the intermezzo, is very close to the form of a traditional opera. From a purely musical level, this play uses a lot of Wagnerian musical elements, which can It is said to be a tribute to the master himself. "
Author: Xuan Jing
Text: Xuan Jing Editor: Wei Zhong Editor: Li Ting
Please indicate the source when reprinting this article.
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