Xiang Guess's idea of one person playing two roles was strongly opposed by the head teacher as soon as he proposed it.
Chu Ping asked, "Can't you find a partner? If that's the case, the teacher can come forward and help you communicate."
As the head teacher, she naturally knows that high school students of this age will more or less have some "small group" behavior, and it is normal for Xiang Guai to cut in halfway with a halo and not be able to integrate into the class for a while.
It's just that final exams are not child's play, it's about graduation grades! "Rachmaninoff" is not a one-man show. Among the 19 songs, several of them are duets, and there are so many opponents in the play that it is absolutely impossible for one person to play them.
"Thank you, other classmates did invite me to join their team, but I don't think it's necessary." Xiang Chai replied calmly: "Mr. Chu, is there a rule in the school that a student cannot learn two roles?"
"Although not, but..."
"I remember that in the appreciation class, you showed us two official videos of different casts. In the two scenes, the same actor played Rah and then played Dr. Dali."
Chu Ping reluctantly said: "Dare you have this idea at that time?... This is different. The actor has been famous for a long time and has rich stage experience, and he is not 'playing two roles at the same time', he is Lahe's A card, and at the same time serving as Dali's B card."
This kind of thing is not uncommon in the country. In order to save staff wages, many times, the supporting characters in a play often learn the lyrics of the protagonist at the same time, and make B cards for the protagonist.
It's just that Xiang Gu's example is a little more special. When "Rachmaninoff" was staged, the two male protagonists played by a total of three actors.
"Xiang Guess, the teacher knows that you are strong. But there are nineteen songs and nineteen episodes. During the final exam, each student randomly selects two songs to perform live. It may be a duet or a solo. You really Think you can do it alone? Even if you learn both solos, who do you work with when it comes to duets?"
Xiang Chai was at a loss for words, but he was used to being arrogant, and he didn't want to bow his head at this time, just repeated: "I have a solution."
... In fact, he has no choice but to hope that the car will have a way to the front of the mountain.
Chu Ping couldn't persuade him, she could only let him "go alone".
Chu Ping said: "Xiang Guai, I know you are very proud. Pride has its advantages. You are very confident and more mature than most of your classmates. But pride is also a disadvantage. I hope you can put yourself out a little. Come down a little bit and integrate into the group.”
Xiang Guai nodded quietly, but in his heart he was thinking: They are rejecting me, why should I "let it go" for them
…
When Xiang Guai returned to the class, Qi Ji was lying on the table with headphones in her ears, watching the screen intently.
Xiang Guai became wicked and rushed over, tore off her earphones and frightened her: "Mr. Chu is at the back door! You are playing with your phone, so you are not afraid of being discovered by the teacher?"
Who would have thought that Qi Ji snorted slowly: "I'm not playing, I'm studying!"
She tapped the screen of her mobile phone: "I'm watching the musical "Rachmaninoff" to learn the essence of the performances of the seniors."
Xiang Gu glanced over his head, but no, what was being shown on Qi Ji's mobile phone screen was indeed "Rachmaninoff". The setting was gorgeous, but the two actors on the stage were very unfamiliar. Anyone I met in class.
Xiang Guess took an earphone and put it on his ear—the case was solved, and Qi Ji was actually listening to the original Korean version!
Within Asia, the strongest countries in musicals are Japan and South Korea. Japan has a well-established stage theater system. The Four Seasons Theater Company and the Takarazuka Theater Company are well-known. After a hundred years, they have cultivated countless musical theater talents. On the other hand, South Korea is the opposite. Their musical field is completely developed by the small theater model. On the most famous university road in Seoul, there are hundreds of small theaters emerging one after another! Half of them are pocket theaters that can only accommodate 100 people, not as big as a classroom. But it is thanks to these small theaters that South Korea has contributed countless excellent musicals and plays to the Asian cultural circle, and "Rachmaninoff", a play with only two male leads, was born here!
Korean is an agglutinative language. Unlike Chinese, which has four tonal changes, this language is more convenient for expressing feelings when chanting. Unlike Chinese, which is ambiguous because of homophones.
The vocal music teacher said that if everyone has the conditions, try to listen to the original musical to feel the feelings of the characters in the play.
But the question is... who can understand.
Xiang Gu said, "Qi Ji, there is no translation here, do you understand?"
Qi Ji snorted, and from somewhere she found a postcard of a Korean female star, held it up beside her face, and asked him, "Tell me, what do I have in common with her?"
"Uh... they're all women?"
Qi Ji roared: "What, our surnames are Jin, okay?"
"Uh... Then what?"
"My name is Jin Qiji!!!! Jin Qiji!! I'm Korean!!" Qiji complained, "You and I have known each other for so long, you don't even know I'm Korean."
This... Xiang Guess really doesn't know.
He was dumbfounded for a while, then looked at Qi Ji carefully. Qi Ji has single eyelids, fair skin, round face, and somewhat high cheekbones. Looking at it this way, she looks a bit like a Korean girl.
Xiang guessed that what his friend did was really unqualified. He held back for a long time and wanted to say sorry, but the last thing he said was: "Aniha Saiyo."
Qi Ji was angrily laughed at him, and originally wanted to complain that he didn't care about her at all, but she couldn't express her anger at that pretty face.
"Okay, okay. Do you want to listen?" She handed him the earphones and tuned the video to the most famous aria of the musical - "Yelena".
Yelena is Rachmaninoff's sister. In the play, this song expresses Rach's longing for her sister, and also represents his pursuit and yearning for the music world.
This piece is the climax of the whole story and the theme song of the musical. It is adapted from the second movement of Rach's "Piano Concerto No. 2", which is graceful and lyrical.
At first Xiang Guai thought that language barriers would definitely affect his appreciation, but he soon discovered that in the world of music, language barriers are by no means a hindrance, because just listening to the feelings in their voices can be brought into the story. .
On the stage, the spotlight lantern shrouded the two figures, and the two men looked at each other and sang this meaningful song together.
Xiang Gu's eyes chased their figures, the notes in his ears jumped, and he subconsciously followed the music and hummed the song.
The Chinese translation has long been memorized in my mind, and at this moment, it flows out—
"I still remember the hand you touched
warms me.
It's the hands that soothe the pain
brought laughter. "
Xiang Guai's voice was low, and he brought himself into the plot. At this moment, he was Rahe, who was chasing his dreams.
What he was once proud of became the source of his pain, he couldn't stand up, he could only live in the shadows of the past.
But fortunately, he met Dali, who rescued him from his predicament and took him out of the quagmire step by step.
"Listen, listen to that piano.
Give it to you like a gift.
you listen, you listen
the call of the past
you see, you see
The long-lost smile…”
When the climax of the music came, Xiang Gu didn't notice that his voice was also rising along with the scale—
"Listen, listen
Hear the call of the past
you see, you see
See the long-lost smile
wrap around fingertips
haunting in dreams
You and I composed this melody together..."
This musical is accompanied by live accompaniment, and the pianist also acts as the conductor of the orchestra. The stringed instruments cooperate with the beating of the piano keys, telling this story and this feeling. Although the song is called "Yelena", isn't it a tribute to Rach's friendship with Dali
Xiang Gu likes this story because he sometimes feels that he is the Rah in the play. He was as proud as he was, but trapped in his own pride.
It's just... Where is the Dali who can lead him out of the predicament
At the end of the song, Xiang Guai hummed his final aria without any hesitation.
He was so immersed in the music that he didn't notice that the entire classroom had become unusually quiet.
He didn't know, from the moment he opened his mouth to sing, the noise in the class gradually subsided. The classmates who were chatting and playing around couldn't help but set their sights on him.
Even Qi Ji, who was sitting beside him and shared a pair of headphones with him, looked sideways at him.
If light was talking about the maturity of his voice, Xiang Gu's singing would definitely not be able to compare with other students in the class. There are two boys in their class who can be called "human flesh CD players", with very stable pitch and gorgeous skills.
But Xiang Guess is different. Xiang Guai has only learned vocal music for more than two months, and the young voice has not faded. But the emotion contained in his singing is incomparable to others.
Like the song "you can't stop my beat" when he made a big fuss in class last time, like this "Yelena" - he has a magical power, the moment he opens his mouth, everyone will cast their eyes on him , to follow in his footsteps, to feel the surging emotions.
He is a born superstar, where he is, where is his stage.
Qi Ji stared at him in a daze, thinking, in five or ten years, in which theater will his tablemate be standing, and how much attention will the audience attract
But at this time, Xiang Guai didn't notice the gazes of other classmates, because he was in the midst of a huge problem—
-This "Yelena" is a chorus of two male protagonists. It is a bit thin without a voice to cooperate with him...
The author has something to say: Sorry! There is a lot of information in this chapter, so the update is delayed!
I will give you 100 red envelopes to express my apology~ In addition, the Chinese lyrics are modified on the basis of Mr. Gan's translation. You can listen to the original song~ It is very powerful!