Everyone applauded. At the curtain call, the main actor made curtain calls many times, but the audience couldn't stop. When Yi Ding made a curtain call in person, the applause was more warm and lasting, and the scene was touching. Sydney opera critic said: "Yi Ding is Kabala Dorsey's best singer for many years." Yi Ding is called "the brave Italian tenor".
Yi Ding's strength is beyond doubt. In Sydney, many people have enjoyed many operas starring him. On June 5438+ 10, 2004, Yi Ding's artistic career had a bright start. He appeared in the Australian New Year Concert, and he was invited to perform at the 50th anniversary concert of joan sutherland, the world-famous opera queen, and her husband, richard bonynge, the world-famous conductor (these two world-famous opera masters trained world-famous singers like Pavarotti). This is the first time in history that an oriental singer acted as a solo and lead singer at a music festival that attracted national attention. In June, 2004, he starred in the opera Norma in Sydney Opera House, which was a great success and even established Yi Ding as a superstar in the world of opera. Richard bonynge, the director of the play, and joan sutherland, the queen of opera, highly praised the play. Two masters wrote inscriptions for him: "Best Opera Singer" and "Brilliant Tenor". This evaluation may be the lifelong dream of many singers, but for Ding Yi, it may just be the beginning of another "start all over again".
On June 5438+February 3, 20031,he participated in the performance of the 2004 New Year Concert of Sydney Opera House, which was the first time in Australian history that Asian singers were invited to participate in this concert.
In recent years, he has appeared in more than ten world-famous operas such as La Traviata, Tosca, The Clown, Faust, Country Knight, Norma and Coat in Sydney Opera House, and has become one of the most popular opera artists on the international opera stage.
Yi Ding is full of gratitude to his teachers, Shen Xiang and Li Jinwei, who led him into the sacred palace of western opera. Teacher Shen had << La Traviata >> and the whole play "The Joker" memorized. Practice makes perfect. At that time, he didn't understand this kind of good intention. Looking back now, it was with these two operas that I gained a firm foothold at a high starting point in the early days of "starting a business" abroad. I have not experienced the process of studying abroad, but I have crossed the goal that many colleagues have struggled for many years.
Return performance
September 15, 2004 is a special and unforgettable day for people who like music in Shanghai. Tonight, the Shanghai Grand Theatre was packed, and Mr. Yi Ding, the chief tenor of the Sydney Opera House, returned to China for his first solo concert after more than three years away from the China stage.
Mr Howard, Australian Prime Minister, and Ms Fu Ying, Ambassador Plenipotentiary of China to Australia also specially addressed Yi Ding's solo concert. At the same time, Nicole Youle, a famous Australian soprano, also made a special trip to Shanghai to give a friendly performance in support of Yi Ding.
In his speech, Premier Howard said, "Australian audiences were very lucky to enjoy a series of western operas performed by Mr. Yi Ding at the Australian Opera House. There are very good regular cultural exchanges between Australia and China, and it is this exchange that effectively strengthens the relationship between the two countries. I hope this performance is a complete success and it is worth remembering. " Ambassador Fu Ying said: "Sincere heart, beautiful voice, praise from the friendship messenger."
The repertoire of the whole concert was carefully arranged by Yi Ding himself. It began with the overture of Bei Lini's opera Norma. The first half of the repertoire is mainly opera fragments and arias. Yi Ding fully demonstrated this romantic Italian opera role with his wide range and lyrical and soft timbre. The repertoire in the second half is relatively broad, which shows the other side of Yi Ding's artistic accomplishment. The most unforgettable thing is Nicole Yule and Yi Ding singing "I Love You, China"-a China song full of patriotic feelings. Their tacit cooperation, elegant artistic treatment and Nicole Youle's pure Chinese pronunciation pushed the concert to a climax. After singing for three or four minutes, the audience actually applauded seven or eight times.
At the end of the concert, due to prolonged applause, Yi Ding had to come back for three times and sang three popular songs, My Sun, No One Sleeps Tonight and Drinking Songs. After the concert, experts and colleagues commented that every song in Yi Ding's repertoire has quite difficult skills and high notes. His vocal range shows a high degree of unity from the highest note to the lowest note, and the high notes are quite powerful. No matter from which aspect, his banner and cultivation show the aesthete's style and dramatic connotation. Even when I sang the last song, I couldn't hear anything wrong with Ding Yi's voice.
Shanghai Opera House is one of the best opera houses in China. It often performs on the same stage with vocal masters at home and abroad, but it is the first time to cooperate with Yi Ding. In the rehearsal before the performance, some performers were surprised to find that the tenor, who has long been known for his name, has a voice expressive force and penetrating power beyond their imagination. Moreover, even when rehearsing, Yi Ding is meticulous in his own requirements and often asks everyone to come back.
That night, Ms. Zhou Xiaoyan, a famous vocal educator in China who enjoys the reputation of "Shenxiang in the North and Zhou Xiaoyan in the South", also attended Yi Ding's solo concert. In an interview, she said: "Yi Ding's singing is gripping and gripping, which proves his profound artistic foundation and musical expression on the international stage in recent years. His language is pure and his music is fluent. At the same time, it can accurately grasp the composer's music style, which many singers can't have. He is a singer with international standards … "Zhang, director of Shanghai Opera House, said:" Among the singers I have worked with, the communication with the band is the most tacit. This is inseparable from Yi Ding's accumulated musical accomplishment and rich stage experience for many years. He is a powerful singer. "
Due to the influence of Yi Ding in Australia and other countries, more than 50 people from the Indonesian "Jakarta Islands Art Troupe" made a special trip to Shanghai to enjoy the concert. There are also "Ding fans" from Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong and other places.
After the crowd dispersed, Yi Ding stood on the top floor of Shanghai Jinmao Building, overlooking the beautiful night. Yi Ding's mood can't be calm for a long time. He said: As a musician, no matter where you are, you should put your career first, keep forging ahead and pursue it persistently, in order to achieve good results. With the efforts of generations of musicians, the country's music industry can develop healthily and steadily.
This concert is also one of Yi Ding's plans to serve the motherland-he wants to bring his gains and experiences in Australia in recent years to the motherland, and hopes that through his own efforts, he will strengthen cultural exchanges between China and the West and promote domestic music and art to the world.