What I never intellectuals, surely you enjoy his face, in the gossip to entertainment purposes, people who read my blog travels will have this feeling it. But even if not a cultural figures to the UK as one of the two British musical, even if simply a music lover, is in any case can not hear. Moreover, the reasons for listening to music drama even greater than this one.
two years ago, when once in a chance to see the CCTV put an American musical “High School Musical,” was to be such a theatrical form and attracted to (I do not bear false witness, may see my 2007 blog, 囧.) done under a future must have the opportunity to listen to a musical decision, did not think two years later, the wait is finally over this opportunity.
West and the United States is the world most famous Broadway musical performances in two. London Leicester Square gathered around dozens of theaters, many theaters have a great history, each theater performances year-round a musical point, Monday to Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, with two, it is difficult to imagine is the way classical repertoire or the market sold, generally there are seven or eight percent of the repertoire attendance, musical shows how much in people minds occupied the position.
The first sweep a blind, the difference under the “Opera” and “musical”, extract a Baidu, “In fact, these two art forms is difficult to develop precise criteria for the distinction, but for those who often go to theaters The audience, both their own characteristics or obvious, for example, play music, not a lot of the songs solo; music play songs shorter, simpler, easy-to-sung, people can walk or take a bath when the singing from these songs. solo arias by opera is leading the global general, the arias will be accompanied by a dramatic turning point in each will Zheng Buxi climax, though the songs easier to play music from the whole independent of the play, more suitable for other places of entertainment in the bar singing alone, but the song itself is not necessarily suitable for plot development, which requires the actor through dance or other performances to heighten the atmosphere, driving the story reached its climax. “In fact, plainly, more user-friendly musical for the general public to enjoy, but opera is more gorgeous and elegant, more suitable for high society, as well as pseudo-bourgeoisie, put X to see people.
To see a tragic world, yesterday in the vicinity of Leicester Square, stroll around, enjoy the many West End theaters, operas of the rich:
Cambridge Theatre – Chicago
PALACE Theatre – -Priscilla Of The Desert, this is not clear
Queen Theatre – Les Miserables; I think this is the first musical
PrinceEdward Theater – JerseyBoys, about a working-class combination prodigal son story
Phenix Theater – BloodBrothers, this did not quite know
Dominion Theatre – We will Rock You, of course, talking about the story of rock and roll, popular among young people like a drama < br /> Her Majesty Theatre – The Phantom of the Opra, the need introduction, was also hit in Shanghai, the “Phantom of the Opera”, one of the four musical, is the next one I want to see the musical.
a theater where signs will be painted on the side of the theater sign
In fact, the first choice to see “Les Miserables” there are objective reasons and subjective reasons, the objective reasons that have been the first to choose “Phantom of the Opera”, but later decided to wait until next month to prepare and colleagues and her friends from home to go to London together after, but perhaps my subjective reasons and “Les Miserables” is indeed destined to it. Their own on the world famous small bookcase, but “Les Miserables” is one of them, remember to respond to the call of the school reading classics, went to the bookstore to pick up the book is precisely in this pick. Earlier this year, look at Britian Got Talent2009, especially like the two performances came from Aunt Susan sang I dreamed adream, and a delivery pizza uncle sang Bring him home, the first two is from “Les Miserables” and classic tracks. Before going to read a newspaper report also said a British woman since 1985, since the release of the Ministry of repertoire, this repertoire has seen 25 consecutive years, a total of a hundred times, and removed the West End, Broadway, Australia and even parts of Asia, able to play 90% of the lyrics can back out. This is deepened my expectations of this repertoire.
“Les Miserables” premiered in 1985, when many commentators are not optimistic about this adaptation of the masterpiece in the great French writer Victor Hugo musical adaptation of classic literature that sense too, too serious, is not suitable for musical forms, but did not think the play once played, we have obtained an excellent box office results, and a play that is 25 years, is the world longest musical performance, and continue to be translated into various languages, active in the performance market, is also said to be turned into Chinese, but the box office thing, is not known.
catch the one yesterday morning, was said to be half-price tickets the day of ticket sales, would also have to worry about finding half-price ticket booth, but a Leicester Square underground station, half-price ticket kiosks people everywhere suddenly dispelled concerns. Not only wild ways, but also the official half-price ticket office, so never underestimate the musical performances in the UK market.
saying early to buy the 19:30 of the tickets, UpperCircle, that belong to the third floor of the theater tickets, is not perfect, but to see a musical has been satisfied. The next time a square around the National Gallery, China Town at turn one, of course, important thing is to read “Les Miserables” script. Although the basic story has been clear, but as long as three hours of performances, not to do a rehearsal, I guess enough to choke, and the fact that I read about 2 / 3 of the script, read 1 / 3 of the content, to the theater , only 56 percent just understood.
London weather changes quickly, or just blue skies, then quickly began to drizzle, so no umbrella, I ate an early dinner, go out into the theater rush. Half past five, when a just-concluded first, in front of many people, but to wait for a refund under the people have gathered together.
door handles are made theater a theater mask shape
6:30, when people gradually began to rise, look around and line up the people, the old lady with a wheelchair, there are innocent children , but also look like me look forward to Asians, the rain did not hamper the enthusiasm of people to see opera. Had also thought to be dressed formally, but also did not think there is no difference made errors musicals and opera. Fortunately, doing homework, is a popular musical entertainment, do not like opera, like, dress formally. Six forty-five, dressed in similar clothes waitress staff finally opened the door, politely to guide you to your seat, I finally have the opportunity to sit the first time is very fine old theater, feeling that never had the experience.
I do not how the seat is located after the third layer side, close to the last few rows up. But in addition to the actor facial expressions, and to see a higher setting is not clear, but the repertoire is absolutely no appreciation of what impact.
theater curtain opened on time at 7:30, did not expect the seemingly insignificant round the stage, but in changing into your eyes, prisons, churches, hotels, bars, port, cemetery, street, fort., They follow the star in the spotlight, in the rotating circular stage from one scene into the next, so cleverly done scene change, do let me lay an eye-opener, of course, the musical is the most moving musical play, When the deeply moving I dreamed the dream; On My Own; Bring him home sounds, musical charm has Needless to say, because I clearly see on the left have seen many times in tow, still stood up and applauded wildly I am the right hand side of MM at the conclusion of the repertoire, leaving a sad tears. Difficult to imagine the audience have seen many times so passionate, it is difficult to imagine them singing Shanghao several times each week the actor, or so into each show, so bring everyone still high quality concert. So I followed the audience from the beginning, later sincerely from the heart of the show and applauded each section, and at the end of the show with everyone for a long time for the artist superb performance and applaud.
With on “Les Miserables” in the three sections of songs to mark the first time I see the musical. (Note: The following three paragraphs are taken from the tenth anniversary show, the musical form and is different from the formal, officially will join the musical elements of performance, stage set and more abundant, the actors are in line with the concert scene.)
I Dreamed aDream
– This song is Aunt Susan red this year, a gun fight song, is “Les Miserables,” the play theme. Drama described as a factory worker Fantine illegitimate daughter were out in the streets of displaced occasion, she had a better dream recall a happy life was torn to pieces by the reality, the song is full of her real grief, desperate mood.
On My Own
– this song very well. Describes Eponine loves Marius, but Marius was preoccupied with Cosset, did not understand from Eponine feelings, but she will love letters forwarded to the courier Cosset, heartbroken Eponine walking down the street, sing alone and mind their own grief. It is worth mentioning that the video taken from the tenth anniversary of the 1995 show, the singer is a Filipino singer Lea Salonga, the actress had given voice of Aladdin, Mulan and sang the theme song Reflection. I think the performances than I heard her singing better.
Bring him home
– song taken from the last part of the play. Protagonist Valjean members of the student Marius resistance to sleep when the upward-day prayer, bless this beloved young daughter Cosset can survive in the war, would rather sacrifice their own lives but also for their happiness. The song is full of fatherly love child of like emotions, but also the warmest period of the play. This year BGT2009, a shy send Pizza uncle also sang this, and eventually advance to the next round.
next month intend to listen to “Phantom of the Opera”, which has more familiar songs, the students are interested in looking forward to, huh, huh
psychology, but for our sins of others light, so that we do not have their own sins self-blame. The Bible tells us that Jesus is the Savior, He wants to wash the sins of our souls, yet the current psychological treatment as a savior who, through all the blame onto the parents and other people, and bear their sins removed. God teaches us to “honor their parents” and “mutual forgiveness”, is now talking about psychology, “is not perfect family”, and parents how to hurt us. 
