Caruso was the most famous Italian tenor from the end of 19 to the beginning of the 20th century. His death and Shen Xiang's life are in 192 1. Shen Xiang spent his childhood in his hometown of Tianjin. Under the influence of his father, who is both a famous surgeon and a western music fan, he gradually fell in love with the art of singing, and all the foreign records at home became his "good friends" all the time. He especially appreciates caruso's singing, and often listens attentively and ponders carefully. In his own words, "I'm addicted." 1939, the YMCA of Tianjin held a city-wide singing competition, and Shen Xiang, who is already a tenor in the singing group of Nankai Middle School, signed up for the competition and won the championship in one fell swoop.
Shen Xiang is with the students.
After the outbreak of the Pacific War, Shen Xiang transferred from yenching university to St John's University in Shanghai to continue studying English literature, and was admitted to Shanghai National Conservatory of Music. Under the guidance of foreign vocal masters such as Su Shilin, Lapp and Patch, his skills are becoming more and more mature. From 65438 to 0944, 23-year-old Shen Xiang held a solo concert in Shanghai Lanxin Grand Theatre, and successively sang German, Italian, French, Russian and China opera arias and art songs. His beautiful timbre and profound artistic expression fascinated the audience. In the future, authoritative vocal critics will call it "caruso of China".
On one occasion, in Professor Shen Xiang's office, Di Ribar helped answer a phone call. The other party called Professor Shen's colleague. She said she wasn't in, and then hung up. Professor Shen Xiang was unhappy on the spot: "You don't answer the phone like this, unlike my students." At that time, Di Ribar almost cried: "Why am I not like your student?" Professor Shen Xiang said: "My students should answer the phone like this: if someone is not here, ask them if they want to leave a message." Duribert, who graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, is now a lifelong soloist at the Finnish National Opera House and the Mo Opera House in Ma Le, Sweden, and is praised by Finns as "the Nightingale of China". Professor Shen's words: "When you become a teacher, you must teach others seriously. You can't teach them well, but you can't teach them badly. This should be the minimum principle of being a teacher. " The music professor teaches students how to answer the phone seriously, which is the greatness of Professor Shen Xiang.