《永遠的花樣年華》陳燕獨唱音樂會唱響經典

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2018年10月12日晚，重慶大劇院中劇場座無虛席，《永遠的花樣年華》中外歌劇經典唱段—陳燕獨唱音樂會，吸引了近千名觀眾現(xiàn)場聆聽，女高音歌唱家、重慶大學藝術學院副院長陳燕，以13首膾炙人口的曲目唱響經典。

On the evening of October 12, 2018, the Chongqing Grand Theater was filled with audience. The Solo Concert of Chen Yan, a classic among Chinese and foreign opera arias named "The Everlasting Blossom Age ", attracted nearly 1,000 audience for the live performance. The soprano and associate dean of the Art College of Chongqing University, Chen Yan, performed the classics including 13 popular songs.

師者，以身作則，弘揚愛國奮斗精神

陳燕，重慶大學藝術學院聲樂教師，經過多年潛心專研、刻苦訓練，演唱了大量中外聲樂作品，對歌劇更是頗有造詣。曾經成功舉辦過7場個人獨唱音樂會。特別是 2010年她在美國密蘇里大學做訪問學者期間舉辦的個人獨唱音樂會，獲得了極大贊譽，她用德語、法語、意大利語和英語，以及母語中文演唱了16首中外藝術歌曲和歌劇詠嘆調；同年，陳燕應邀隨密蘇里管樂團在北京音樂廳、成都嬌子音樂廳等6個城市巡演，擔任獨唱。2017年教師節(jié)，她在重慶國泰藝術中心舉辦《九月放歌—陳燕獨唱音樂會》，獲得極高的評價。

《永遠的花樣年華》陳燕獨唱音樂會是2018年重慶市高校教師獲批市級劇院公益場次的首場演出。“能參加本次演出我感到特別榮幸，申請這場演出入場券的人數是觀眾席數量的兩倍。”演出前，陳燕告訴記者，舉辦獨唱音樂會非常考驗演唱功底，任何人都不可能做到盡善盡美，“但我身為聲樂教師，應該給學生做好榜樣，把自己的演唱表演置于舞臺之上，接受聲樂同行和廣大觀眾的評審，獲得的評價越多，越有利于自身水平的提升和進步。”陳燕經常鼓勵學生走上舞臺鍛煉膽量。

演出當天，正是重慶大學89周年校慶的日子。陳燕告訴記者，這次演出是為了回饋社會、感恩人民，同時也向重慶大學89周年校慶獻禮。為了今年的校慶，她特意在演出中加入《重慶大學校歌》的演唱環(huán)節(jié)，演唱者都是她的學生。“為了校歌的演唱，我有兩個已經畢業(yè)的學生，專程從廣州趕過來，讓我特別感動。”陳燕深感欣慰。

“讓遠山描我的黛眉，讓流水梳我的秀發(fā)。戰(zhàn)火中的女兒，還是那樣俊美……”《永遠的花樣年華》選自歌劇《野火春風斗古城》，也是本場音樂會的點題曲目。陳燕說，“我特別喜歡這首歌曲，表達了革命者昂揚向上的奮斗精神，值得我們一代代傳承和弘揚。”陳燕的演唱給人留下最為深刻的印象是她豐富的藝術表現(xiàn)力和感染力，清澈、純凈、甜美的極佳音色和高超的演唱技巧，在中外兩類聲樂作品演唱中做到游刃有余。

陳燕堅持讓藝術走近群眾，把正能量的音樂傳遞給更多人。

Setting Example and Carrying Forward the Spirit of Patriotism as a Teacher

Chen Yan, a vocal music teacher in the Art College of Chongqing University,has performed a large number of Chinese and foreign vocal music works after years of intensive study and hard training, and is quite accomplished in the aspect of opera. 7 solo concerts have been held successfully, and the one when she was a visiting scholar at the University of Missouri won great praise for her solo concert in 2010. She sang 16 Chinese and foreign art songs and opera arias in German, French, Italian and English, as well as in her mother tongue Chinese. In the same year, Chen Yan was invited to accompany the Missouri Wind Orchestra to perform in Beijing Concert Hall, Chengdu Jiaozi Concert Hall and other 6 city tours as solo singer. On Teacher's Day 2017, she won high praise for the performances at her solo concert "Song of September" at Chongqing Guotai Arts Center.

The concert was the first proved performance for public benefits performed by university teachers in municipal theater of Chongqing in 2018. "It's a great honor for me to be here. The number of people applying for admission to the show has doubled that of the audience seats." Before the performance, Chen Yan told reporters that performing a solo concert was a test of singing skills, and no one could be perfect. "But as a vocal music teacher, I should set a good example for students, put my singing performance on the stage, and accept the evaluation of vocal music peers and the audience. The more evaluation I get, the more improvement and progress I gain." Chen Yan often encourages students to take the stage to gain courage.

The day of the performance was the 89th anniversary of Chongqing University. Chen Yan told reporters that the performance was to show thanks to the community and the people and as a gift to the 89th anniversary celebration of Chongqing University. For this anniversary, she specially added the "Anthem of Chongqing University" in the singing performed all by her students. "In order to perform the anthem, two of my graduates came here all the way from Guangzhou. I was deeply touched." Chen Yan was very gratified.

"Let the distant mountains draw my eyebrows and let the water comb my hair. The daughter in the war is still so beautiful... " "The Everlasting Blossom Age" is selected from the opera "Old City Fight in Wild Fire and Spring Winds", and it was also the theme song of the concert. Chen Yan said, "I particularly like the song that expresses the revolutionaries' vigorous struggle spirit, which is worth passing on and carrying forward for our generation." The most profound impression that Chen Yan's singing left on people is her rich artistic expression and appeal, her clear, pure, sweet, excellent timbre and superb singing skills in the Chinese and foreign vocal music works that were performed with ease and skill.

陳燕天籟般的歌喉、純凈的心靈、對藝術獨到的理念，吸引著一批又一批熱愛音樂的學子來到她的課堂。陳燕認為，音樂藝術可以讓孩子獲得一種人生的浸潤，藝術的力量可以對他們產生身心的柔化和包裹，這是一種溫柔的力量。在她看來，站好三尺講臺與堅守歌唱舞臺同樣重要，教學相長，以演促研，都是在新時代弘揚愛國奮斗精神的重要方式。她用歌聲唱出對祖國的熱愛，用勤耕不輟的演唱記錄著一位聲樂教師在新時代建功立業(yè)的步伐。

學者，胸懷開闊，傳播藝術正能量

這場演出，陳燕帶給觀眾13首中外經典歌劇的唱段，包括《紅梅贊》《珊瑚頌》《我的愛將與你相伴終生》《求愛神給我安慰》《我親愛的爸爸》等膾炙人口中外經典歌劇唱段。

當晚的音樂會，許多觀眾是陪學聲樂的孩子一起來聽，也有很多音樂愛好者。他們表示，以前認為歌劇是西方的音樂形式，現(xiàn)在在家門口能聽到本土音樂家的演唱，還有中國的傳統(tǒng)優(yōu)秀歌劇曲目，感覺很不錯，非常享受這樣的音樂盛宴。

陳燕用勤耕不輟的演唱記錄著一位聲樂教師在新時代建功立業(yè)的步伐。

Chen Yan’s sound-of-heaven voice, pure heart and unique idea of art have attracted groups of students who love music to come to her class. Chen Yan believes that music and art can let children gain the nurture of life, and the power of art can produce physical and mental softening and surrounding,which is a gentle force. In her opinion, standing on the teaching platform is as important as sticking to the singing stage. Learning while teaching and studying while performing are both important ways to carry forward the spirit of patriotic struggle in the new era. She sings out her love for the motherland and records the pace of a vocal music teacher's achievements in the new era with her diligent singing.

陳燕與學生共同演唱《重慶大學校歌》。

歌劇是主要以歌唱和音樂來交代和表達劇情的戲劇。它起源于西方，距今已有幾百年歷史，留下來很多經典劇目和經久不衰的優(yōu)秀唱段。陳燕介紹，她本次演出選擇的中國歌劇主題向上，以謳歌女革命戰(zhàn)士為主要線條，每部歌劇都反映感人的故事，具有深刻的思想內涵，堅定的革命信念，扎根于人民的深厚情誼和豐富的人文情懷，旋律優(yōu)美動聽，沁人心脾。如《江姐》《黨的女兒》等既有觀賞性、可聽性，更富有教育意義。

曾經有人問陳燕，“你不擔心演唱會沒有觀眾嗎？”她說，“以前我有過這樣的顧慮，但是2010年在美國做訪問學者期間我改變了想法。”在美國密蘇里大學做訪問學者期間，陳燕觀摩了大大小小100多場音樂會，有些演出高朋滿座，有的現(xiàn)場也只有很少的觀眾，可是藝術家們仍然堅持把每場演出做到最好，“我問過他們‘為什么？’，他們說，只要去做了，結果不重要。”

在美期間，令陳燕印象最深的一次經歷，是在密蘇里大學很有影響力的劇院的踢踏舞演出，第一天面向普通市民，每張票價35美元。第二天是小學生專場，只要5美元，并且每場觀眾都爆滿。這讓陳燕深受感動，她認為藝術家、高校老師一定要有社會責任感，讓人們走進劇場，讓藝術走近大眾，把正能量的音樂傳遞給更多人。

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Broadening Minds and Spreading Positive Energy of Art as a Scholar

In this performance, Chen Yan brought the audience 13 classical opera arias, including "Paean of Red Plum", "Ode to the Coral", "My Love Will Be with You Forever", "Love God Please Comfort Me", "My Dear Father" and other popular Chinese and foreign classic opera arias.

At the concert that evening, many audiences were parents of vocal music learners and many were music lovers. They said that they thought opera was a Western form of music. But now they can enjoy the performance of local musicians at home, including some excellent repertoire of traditional Chinese operas, making them feel very good while enjoying the music feast.

Opera is a drama that expresses the story mainly by singing and music. It originated in the West with a history of several hundred years, leaving a lot of classical repertoire and longlasting aria. Chen Yan introduced that the theme of the Chinese opera she chose for the performance was positive, with the eulogy for women revolutionary fighters as the main line. Each opera reflected touching stories with profound ideological connotations, firm revolutionary beliefs, deep friendship and rich humanistic feelings rooted in the people. And the beautiful melody was refreshing. Performances such as "Jiang Jie" and"Daughter of the Party" were great to watch, to listen to and of educational value.

Chen Yan was once asked, "don't you worry that there may be no spectators in the concert?" "I had such concerns before,but I changed my mind when I was a visiting scholar in the United States in 2010," she said. During her visit to the graduate faculty of the University of Missouri, Chen Yan watched more than 100 concerts of all scales. Some of them were crowded, while others had only a small audience. But the artists would still do their best. “I asked them why, and they said that as long as they did it,the result was not important.”

One of Chen Yan's most impressive experiences during her stay in the United States was a tap dance performance in a very influential theatre in the University of Missouri. On the first day,the performance was facing ordinary citizens at a price of $35 per ticket. The second day was special for pupil at a price of only $5. Both performances were crowded with audience, which made Chen Yan deeply touched. She believed that artists and university professors must have a sense of social responsibility to arouse people to enter the theatre, enable art to approach the public, and transmit positive music energy to more people.

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