Zhao Ping'an's voice interrupted Liao Yuan's thoughts, and he rubbed his hands excitedly: "Mr. Liao, Zhao has a gracious request. I wonder if Mr. Liao can help..."
Liao Yuan snorted: "Tell me about it."
Zhao Pingan coughed and said seriously: "Mr. Liao, our Jiangnan Grand Theater was one of the best in the country in the past few years. Even compared with the Imperial Opera House, it is not far behind. But in recent years,
But it has plummeted, widening the gap with the Imperial Opera House. Alas, in the final analysis, talents are still withering. Many musicians, for the sake of so-called ideals and so-called ambitions, do not want to have good high-paying jobs, but want to participate in some international competition.
Competition, if you want to become famous, I’m not saying that the competition is not good, it’s just that one general’s achievements can lead to thousands of deaths. Just like you, Mr. Liao, everyone has seen your glory, but who had ever known about the One Emperor and Four Emperors Piano Competition?
How many tens of thousands of participants are there around the world?”
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Liao Yuan said jokingly: "You don't want to keep me here, do you?"
"No, no, no, no, Mr. Liao, you are really joking. How dare I keep you? Our temple is small and we dare not keep a big Buddha like yours!"
Zhao Pingan chuckled and said: "But you should also understand our situation. In recent years, the Grand Theater has been getting worse year by year. In addition to the withering of talents, the audience is also tired of the old repertoire. After all, although the old repertoire is classic
, but you can’t watch it all day long, just like no matter how delicious the food is, if you keep eating it, you will vomit after eating it for a long time.”
"Can you explain it directly?" Liao Yuan said speechlessly.
Zhao Ping'an coughed again and smiled dryly: "You are a great musician and an excellent musician. Combining the two to write an opera will be easy..."
Wait a minute, why does this sentence sound familiar to me?
Liao Yuan recalled the conversation he had with him two days ago at the Kyoto Opera House, the director Zhou Yijun. The other party also took a fancy to his ability to write and compose music, and wanted to help him write the next opera.
Only two days later, the same scene happened in Jinling.
But compared to Zhao Pingan, Liao Yuan is obviously more willing to cooperate with Zhou Yijun.
First, in terms of status and popularity, the Kyoto Opera House is obviously not comparable to the declining Jiangnan Opera House.
Second, he was unhappy with Meng Han, so he was unhappy with watching Jiangnan Opera House one after another.
"I'm sorry, I just promised Zhou Yijun, Dean Zhou, about this two days ago."
Liao Yuan said extremely apologetically: "I believe that besides me, there are many excellent playwrights in China. As long as you are sincere enough, you will definitely be able to get help from the playwrights."
Zhao Ping'an was stunned, and then said anxiously: "Mr. Liao, my sincerity is absolutely the highest. No matter how high Dean Zhou's conditions are, I will definitely give you the same treatment, or even higher, and the Imperial Capital Opera House
There is no shortage of operas, they are full of talents, and your operas are the icing on the cake for them, but our Jiangnan Opera House is different. You write operas for us, which is a timely help, and we will remember you forever!"
In view of the performance at the Jiangnan Grand Theater in the next three days, Liao Yuan did not refuse immediately, but said that he would consider it for a few days.
Despite the disappointment, Zhao Ping'an still maintained great enthusiasm. During Liao Yuan's rehearsal, he put aside his reputation as the general manager and did his best.
Opera House Director Xu Sanguan watched this scene from a distance and shook his head secretly.
The Jiangnan Grand Theater used to be comparable to the Kyoto Opera House, but its current situation has something to do with general manager Zhao Pingan.
Withholding musicians' salaries and cutting daily expenses led to constant complaints from employees, and good musicians left one after another. Zhao Ping'an only regretted it when he saw that the performance of opera singers was not as good as each year.
However, it is too late to regret again.
After Zhao Ping'an left, Xu Sanguan tiptoed to Liao Yuan's side, handed over his business card with both hands, and said warmly: "Mr. Liao, I am the director of the Opera House. This is my business card."
Liao Yuan took the business card, feeling a little tired of the politeness, but still smiled and said, "Hello, Director Xu."
Xu Sanguan said enthusiastically: "If Mr. Liao encounters any difficulties during his time in the theater, he can call me at any time. As long as it is within my power, I, as the director, can solve it."
After Xu Sanguan left, Liao Yuan continued to devote himself to rehearsals.
However, some inner thoughts about opera are slowly taking shape.
At night, inside the hotel.
Liao Yuan opened his laptop, kept inspired, and started writing music scores.
But before creating, he still needs to roughly sort out the main plot of the entire opera.
So on the blank document, lines of text slowly emerged as the keyboard was typed.
"In an opera house in Paris, strange things happened frequently. The original prima donna was almost killed by a chandelier, and a creepy phantom male voice appeared in the theater. This voice came from the 'ghost' who lived in the underground maze of the theater. He loved
He fell in love with the actress Christine, secretly taught her singing, and helped her get the position of the heroine. However, Christine fell in love with the theater agent Raoul, which caused a series of plots such as jealousy, chase, and murder.
.In the end, the 'ghost' found that his love for Christine had exceeded his personal possessiveness, so he got rid of Christine, leaving the cloak and mask behind, and disappeared alone into the dark underground maze."
The full name of the story is "The Ghost of the Opera", and it's not a great story.
But in the so-called opera, in addition to the plot, the singing is also the most important thing.
A good piece of music can turn an ordinary story into something no longer ordinary.
Liao Yuan began to write the lyrics. The original version was in English, but if it was to be performed at the Kyoto Grand Theater, the lyrics had to be translated into Chinese.
"It seems like sleeping and still waking up, like a dream and seems real
This confused call shakes my heart
Is it a ghost or someone, beside me
This midnight phantom song
Keep calling to me..."
After finishing writing the entire lyrics and referring to the plot outline, Liao Yuan slowly closed his eyes and began to dig into the fragments deep in his memory.
In his previous life, he had watched "The Ghost of the Opera" several times around the world.
In addition to the compact plot, due to the extensive use of classical music such as Verdi and Offenbach's opera melodies, the stage lighting, scenery and costumes in the play are also extremely luxurious. Therefore, since its performance in 1986, "The Ghost of the Opera" has attracted
The box office has been rising steadily.
The total global box office has exceeded 3 billion US dollars, and the play has been performed in more than hundreds of cities around the world.
Liao Yuan is not an opera lover.
He didn't have much interest in opera, so he never read the entire libretto of the opera.
But the various musical elements in this opera made him excited and enjoyed it.
Over time, in addition to the music, the general plot of the entire opera has also been deeply imprinted in my mind.
The story begins in 1919.
The elderly aristocrat Raoul was attending an auction at the Paris Opera House. The auctioneer bought a music box. After some competition, Raoul finally got his wish. Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar music box, Raoul revealed his secret.
Complex gaze.
Then, the auctioneer mentioned the next lot: the large chandelier that fell to pieces in the famous Phantom incident.
In order for everyone to see the restored chandelier clearly, the auctioneer turned on the newly installed electric light on the chandelier.
For a time, the hall was brightly lit, and under the theme music of Phantom, the large chandelier on the stage began to rise faintly.