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Mozart's never-before-seen work.
This opera with only four scenes can only be regarded as a short play compared to such long-form works as The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro.
The entire four acts plus cutscenes total only 45 minutes.
This 45 minutes was Qin Jian's original guess based on the total duration of the orchestra's score.
Although it is only 45 minutes, this does not mean that the opera is weak.
Just in terms of the orchestra's orchestration of each part and the difficulty of each character's singing and performance, this opera is a tough nut to crack.
In terms of story, the plot of this opera is much more abstract than The Magic Flute.
...
The 45 minutes passed quickly.
When the "Mother Goddess-Qira" played by Ning Qianxia ended the fourth act with a high-spirited aria, the audience burst into warm applause.
"Wow——————"
"Wonderful!!"
"Senior Qian Xia sang so well!!"
“I really want to join the club too!!”
Even though it was just a walk on stage, it was shocking to most of the freshmen in the audience who had just entered school for less than half a semester.
Qin Jian also applauded, he saw everyone's months of hard work.
As a student club, it is not easy to develop such an opera to this extent.
But speaking from the bottom of his heart, it was difficult for him to say that he was satisfied after watching these four acts.
Of course, he didn't pay anything in this process.
But after being baptized by the Chopin Competition and cooperating with top orchestras around the world, his vision is no longer what it was six months ago.
He recognized everyone's efforts, but he also had to admit the fundamental gap between student orchestras and professional orchestras.
Varying individual levels.
Speaking of music alone, this is his intuitive feeling after listening to the four acts.
It's obvious that someone in the band is fishing in troubled waters, and the words are unpleasant, but that's the fact.
When it came to opera, he didn't get any feedback from Amadeus' last wish.
In other words, this is not the 'Adah and Kirah he wants.'
In other words, the four-act stage simply cannot rise to the level of an opera.
first.
The orchestra is too bloated and the music lacks the most basic level.
Secondly.
Although the choreography on the stage is reasonable, the actors' minds are more focused on singing, and the performance is full of traces.
If you are going to participate in the competition with such a stage presentation, there is really no point in going to Germany.
at last.
Qin Jian made it clear that he wanted to arrange the fundamental purpose of this opera, and he wanted to unlock the next chapter of "The Last Wish".
This matter has been delayed for too long.
If the next chapter is not unlocked this time, then he will have to shelve 'Amadeus' last wish' again.
He has no time in his schedule for the next year to continue spending on this issue.
There is a deadline before the game.
It doesn't matter if you can't unlock it this time, but you must participate in the competition.
...
Qin Jian did not interfere in the rehearsal throughout the morning. He had been sitting under the stage thinking about how to solve the current problem.
Rehearsal ended at noon, and he left all the vocal directors behind.
...
After all the other club members and people in the audience left, only a few old people on the stage were left in the empty rehearsal hall.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, all waiting for Qin Jian's words.
Some people noticed Qin Jian's abnormality in the morning, such as Zheng Feng and Ning Qianxia.
"Let's lay off people."
Qin Jian walked onto the stage, "Start with the string section." He said and sat next to the conductor.
A moment.
It was extremely quiet on the stage.
Li Shasha didn't seem to understand what Qin Jian was doing, "President?" She stood up while she was playing the piano and looked at Qin Jian in confusion.
"There are too many people in the string section," Qin Jian met Li Shasha's gaze, his eyes slightly apologetic, but his tone was full of determination, "Reduce it by half first and see the effect. If the effect is not good, continue to reduce it."
'Reduce it by half first. If the effect is not good, continue to reduce it?'
Li Shasha raised her eyebrows and subconsciously asked, "Why?"
Everyone's eyes moved from Qin Jian to Li Shasha.
Li Shasha has a bad tone and looks bad, everyone can hear and see it.
I can understand that too.
In the past few months, Li Shasha has been rehearsing hard with a string section that has incorporated a large number of new students.
Her dedication is evident to the entire community.
On Qin Jian's first day back, he had to cut off the string section. As the sound director, Li Shasha naturally felt unhappy.
The atmosphere was tense for a while.
"Shasha, please listen to Qin Jian first."
Chen Tangjie intervened to smooth things over. We are all good friends in private, but now we are not on the basketball court or playing Werewolf.
Although he also felt that what Qin Jian just said was too direct, he knew Qin Jian's character.
Moreover, as the acting conductor for a period of time in the past, he understood that the orchestra had been having various problems, but he could not solve them.
moment.
"People must be cut."
Qin Jian's tone still left no room for compromise, "Not only the string section, but also all parts, including the choir, have been reduced in size."
Looking around, he caught everyone's expressions.
He apologized in his heart, and finally his eyes fell on Ning Qianxia's face: "There is no point in rehearsing like this."
Ning Qianxia's eyes flickered but she made no sound.
The scene was quiet.
Qin Jian withdrew his gaze and nodded to himself, "Everyone has worked hard on this opera in the past few months."
"I know."
After saying this, everyone looked a little better.
"But I want to ask what is the goal of everyone's efforts?"
A simple question.
"Contest."
Qin Jian then gave the standard answer.
"This game is a precious opportunity for everyone to show their face."
"So we can't slow down the whole team just because we have to take care of one slow guy."
"This is even more unfair to those who work hard."
After finishing speaking, Qin Jian paused and said, "Okay, I've finished my words. Let's put the words on the stage, okay? Shasha, put down the piano first."
Ning Qianxia was the first to answer, "I agree."
"Sister Xia Xia!"
Li Shasha ignored Qin Jian and looked directly at Ning Qianxia.
She agreed with Qin Jian's words, but this did not mean that she could accept such an arrangement in her heart. In the past few months, it was not just her who was working hard alone, but every old person who established the group had put in a lot of time and energy.
Especially Ning Qianxia. It can be said that without Ning Qianxia's various coordination in this process, there would be no four performances that Qin Jian saw today.
This four-act opera embodies Ning Qianxia’s hard work over the past six months.
Ning Qianxia ignored Li Shasha. "Agree" meant that she accepted Qin Jian's plan.
In fact, she was aware of the current problems in the club, but she was not sure what to do if Qin Jian never came back.
Now Qin Jian is back and has come up with the most reasonable plan, although this plan is not the one she most expected.
But she accepted it, especially Qin Jian's words, 'This is even more unfair to those who work hard.'
And time is really tight.
"Do you have any other opinions?"
Looking past Li Shasha, Ning Qianxia asked everyone.