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转载自上外海培学生工作VoiceofHaipei海培之声Thisisthe23rdissueofthe“VoiceofHaipei” Inthisseries,andstartingfromthe17thissue,ourteachersandstudentshavebeenandwillbeworkingtogethertopresentaselectionofthefollowing:anex...

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　　Voice of Haipei

　　海培之声

　　This is the 23rd issue of the “Voice of Haipei”. In this series, and starting from the 17th issue, our teachers and students have been and will be working together to present a selection of the following: an excerpt or the full text of a piece of well-recognized writing (literary or academic), responses to questions from tests such as IELTS(雅思), TOEFL(托福), SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), JLPT(日本語能力試験) and 한국어능력시험 (韩国语能力考试)with model examples of a high-scoring answer, or original creations by our teachers and students. We hope that via these shared voices and insights, our interest in exploring further will be spurred. Remember: For all keen learners, lending an eager ear to the input and reading critically and analytically are effective ways to broaden our intellectual capacities and improve our communicative abilities. With sincere dedication and efforts, we will be enriched, empowered, and enlightened.

　　This 23rd production is in three parts. Part I is an introduction to Dame Nellie Melba, an Australian soprano. Part II is the success story of Melba, and Part III is poetry reading. The production is an outcome of the concerted efforts of our teacher Michael Robert Gonzales, and four SISU*UNSW Program students. Their contributions are as follows:

　　Readers of Part I: Wang Jinyun, Wang Yue, and Yan Hongchao

　　Reader of Part II: Michael Robert Gonzales

　　Readers of Part III: Yan Guishan, Wang Weitao

　　Editor: Zhou Xiaowei

 

 

　　Dame Nellie Melba was an Australian operatic soprano who was born on May 19, 1861 in Richmond, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early 20th century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. She took the pseudonym “Melba” from Melbourne, her hometown.

　　Melba started her singing career in Melbourne and achieved modest success in performances there. In 1887, she went to Europe and studied in Paris, and soon achieved great success in Brussels. Then she went to London and quickly established herself as the leading lyric soprano at Covent Garden in 1888. She soon achieved further success in Paris and elsewhere in Europe around 1890. Later in 1893, she debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

　　During the 20th century, Melba was frequently back and forth between Europe and Australia, singing at concerts. She was active in the teaching of singing at the Melbourne Conservatorium. Melba continued to sing until the last months of her life and made a large number of “farewell” appearances.

　　Melba was deeply concerned about the development of music education in her hometown; she played an active role in community development and the running of schools.

　　Melba is deeply loved in her home country, and she has achieved a high reputation in the opera world globally. The concert hall of the University of Melbourne is called Melba Concert Hall and her portrait appears on Australian stamps. In London, her statue is one of the two on the stairs of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden (the other one is that of Enrico Caruso, an Italian operatic tenor). Her death in 1931 in Australia, was news across the English-speaking world, and her funeral was a major national event. The Australian $100 note features her image in honor and memory of her achievement and impact.

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　　As one of the most outstanding lyric and coloratura sopranos between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Melba achieved her success in Paris after singing the character Juliet of Romeo and Juliet in 1889.

　　Melba, via her performances, illustrated the essence of opera, fundamentally a genre of emotional storytelling, to its maximum. Her singing spoke to the core of the human condition and mankind’s shared experiences as emotive beings. Through her singing and interpretation, the audience could vividly feel the power of opera – The intersection of voice, music, and drama makes opera a perfect genre in telling humanity’s most universal stories.

　　Romeo and Juliet is an opera composed by Charles Gounod, a French composer, based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on April 27, 1867. This opera is best known for the series of four duets for the main characters and the waltz song “Je veux vivre” for the soprano. Soaringly passionate and exquisitely heartbreaking, Romeo and Juliet is a perfect operatic subject.

　　Part III Poetry Reading

　　“Ah, I want to live” is a libretto written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The most famous song in the opera “Romeo and Juliet” by Gounod is the waltz song, “Ah, I want to live”, for the soprano. After singing this song in 1889, Melba won a world-class reputation for the first time. Now let’s enjoy the poem.

　　This poem is a libretto written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. The most famous song in the opera “Romeo and Juliet” by Gounod is the waltz song, “Ah, I want to live”, for the soprano. After singing this song in 1889, Melba won a world-class reputation for the first time.

　　Now let’s enjoy the poem.


　　Ah!

　　I want to live

　　In this dream that intoxicates me

　　Again this day!

　　Sweet flame,

　　I keep you in my soul

　　Like a treasure!

　　This intoxication

　　Of youth

　　Alas, don’t last just one day!

　　Then the time comes

　　When we cry

　　The heart gives way to love

　　And happiness flees without return.

　　Ah!

　　I want to live

　　In this dream that intoxicates me

　　Again this day!

　　Sweet flame,

　　I keep you in my soul

　　Like a treasure!

　　Away from the gloomy winter

　　Let me sleep

　　Before stripping it.

　　Ah!

　　Sweet flame,

　　Stay in my soul

　　Like a sweet treasure

　　For a long time, again!


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