这部歌剧是10年前冬天我在纽约大都会听的第一出,记忆深刻。 昨天把这歌剧的CD找出来,放到车里听,音乐带来很多回忆。 特别是第一场的第一幕第四首男女声对唱,还有那个江湖郎中的歌都非常动听。
这出喜歌剧的故事尤其有趣,一瓶波尔多酒就是春药。一个腼腆的年轻人Nemorino鼓起勇气去求婚结果阴差阳错得到美人。
女主人公Adina读书有学问,高傲得认为Nemorino不认字,不愿从婚,一心迷恋一个士兵Belcore。 这时一位走乡串户的江湖郎中来村里卖假药,Nemorino就去求药,他得到的是一瓶波尔多红酒。 他喝了一整瓶后就去求婚,仍然得不到姑娘的芳心。他再去求药的时候,郎中告诉他药量要加倍才行,他要多拿银子出来买药。小伙子无钱买药,正无计可施的时候,那狡猾的士兵告诉他说,如果他去应征入伍,那么他就可以有钱了。正当小伙子要去参军的时候,他的有钱的叔父去世了,留给他一大笔钱财。立刻,村里的姑娘都开始追求起这个老实的小伙子了。
敲中文太累了,下面是这个故事的英文:
The girls of the village now gather to hear the latest news: that a rich uncle of Nemorino's has died leaving him all his money though he himself knows of this as yet. Nemorino will be a real catch now. So when the young man returns, having duly purchased and drunk more of the Bordeaux, he is gratified to find the doctor's prognosis confirmed. The elixir really has made all the girls fall in love with him.
Adina, returning with the quack, is astonished to find him courted on all sides. She begs for a word with him, she has heard from Belcore about his enlistment, which she thinks a great mistake. But at the moment he can pay her no attention; he allows himself to be dragged off by the girls. It is left to the doctor to explain to Adina the young man's behaviour, and what led him to enrol. Adina is deeply touched and ashamed of her own heartless conduct; she may even have lost him by now. The doctor offers her a bottle of his "elixir"; but she prefers to trust her own charms as a surer way of winning back her lover.
Nemorino returns alone, he has obeserved a "furtive tear" in Adina's eye, which gave him hope. Adina tells him that she has bought his release from the army. As she appears to have no further word for him, Nemorino at first declares that he would rather die as a soldier; but finally she confesss that she loves him. Belcore is not unduly put out; plenty of other girls will find him to their taste. The quack doctor is perfectly happy at the outcome, especially once the news of Nemorino's inheritance has got about. For this proves that his elixir can make men rich as well as healthy.
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拉美默的露奇亚是歌剧女王卡拉斯的经典曲子。
「难以想象疯狂也可以这样优美!」一位朋友在听过加叶塔诺.董尼才第的名歌剧「拉美默的露奇亚」中女主角露奇亚的疯狂场景后,有如上感叹。的确,在十九世纪初意大利美声歌剧(Bel Canto)传统中,董尼才第踵继罗西尼,是受广大群众喜爱的旋律制造机与人声魔法师。他的音乐不但有着罗氏优雅的音乐线条,其戏剧性场景的美学塑造,更在早期威尔第的作品中得到呼应。董尼才第1797生于意大利北境的小邦贝加摩。
他小时参加巴伐利亚歌剧家梅尔的教堂诗班,而后在波隆纳的音乐学校接受扎实的对位与和声训练。由于父亲的希望,董尼才第早年创作不少教会音乐,但随即转向剧院音乐,在拿波里开展其职业生涯。之后十二年间,董尼才第写出三十一部歌剧,但并未奏功,直到 1830年他推出「英宫三部曲」第一部「安娜.波列纳」,在米兰首演。此剧不但让他在国内一战成名,而且也奠定其开拓国际市场的基础。
1840时,董尼才第因歌剧「殉教者」遭宗教理由禁演而移居法国,此后活跃巴黎乐坛,写出包括「联队之花」、「宠姬」与「巴斯瓜雷先生」的不少佳构,直到他因病回乡,无法继续创作为止。五年后董尼才第病逝于家乡的疗养院,享年五十一岁。董尼才第是意大利蓬勃发展的大众音乐文化的典型。在约二十年的创作生涯中,他共谱出七十五部歌剧,平均每三个月就得有一部!传言有次董氏被问起他是否相信罗西尼可以在十三天完成名作「赛维亚的理发师」,他只应一句:「为何不可能?他这么懒!」虽然这些歌剧必须在时间压力下完成,但不意味它们都品质粗劣。
由于在当时歌剧创作是团队作业,作曲家往往有其它艺术家,如专业作词者与熟悉作曲家风格的演唱家配合,总的来说水准并不差。例如董氏最出名的喜剧剧目「爱情灵药」,就是在米兰跟名歌剧剧本作家罗马尼所合作的,从牵约到演出只花了两个星期!此剧推出后大受欢迎,连演三十余场,剧中男主角涅默利诺的「多美丽!多可爱!」与「一滴情泪」,与走方郎中的「看看我卖的灵药」等,都是脍炙人口,永难忘怀的歌曲。歌剧爱好者也许会将董尼才第和同时的美声作曲家贝里尼加以比较。一般说来,两人都善于营造优美旋律,但董氏更善于线条的经营与装饰;而在管弦乐的编配上,贝氏则较董氏更为用心,在前奏与间奏中尤为明显。但以上差异并无损于董氏与贝氏在歌剧史上的应有地位。在二十世纪中期美声演唱家的努力下,董尼才第的音乐得以在被威尔第的风采遮盖近百年后重现天日。而透过有声资料,爱乐者也方能从这些重新登场的剧目中,一窥歌剧黄金时代的意大利,其音乐与大众生活的一种面貌。
- Re: L Elisir d Amore (Love Potion) by Donizettiposted on 09/13/2004
这部歌剧是唐尼采蒂的代表作,中文译《爱的甘醇》,里面有一支非常有名的
咏叹调“偷洒一滴泪”,帕瓦罗蒂演的很有名。
我也是在这歌剧中听说特累斯坦和伊索尔德的故事,另外一个爱的甘醇的故事,
可见此事深得人心,后来被瓦格纳谱成爱与死的乐剧。
这歌剧中赞美酒神,其实现实中的酒神就是音乐,这音乐与酒你吹我捧的,不
就是尼采的狄奥尼索斯精神吗?
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