2010年4月5日 星期一

中國女高音和慧登台紐約大都會歌劇院主唱阿伊達

中國女高音和慧3月26、31與4月3日登台紐約大都會歌劇院,在本季最後三場的「阿伊達」領銜演出阿伊達。從以下簡介可以看到,不到40歲的和慧絕對已經稱得上國際第一線女高音,儘管在台灣知名度非常有限...

Soprano Hui He was born in China, more precisely in Xi’An (西安). In September 2000 she won the 2nd prize at the International Competition “Placido Domingo Operalia” in Los Angeles, where she imposed herself to the international music audience. The prestigious copetition’s jury remarked her beautiful voice and her superb musicality. With Placido Domingo she has performed an important concert on January 5th 2001, in Shanghai.

Two years later, in April 2002, she imposed herself at the 42° International Copetition “Voci Verdiane” in Busseto (Parma, Italy), winning the 1st prize.

The chairwoman of the jury was the famous soprano Leyla Gencer who spent a lot of enthusiastic words for Hui He.

Hui He is one of the most loved soloists by Chinese audience and mass media (recently, she sang at the New Year Concert, in the Big Room of Beijing Parliament in front of the Chinese Republic President, and the main chinese politics and cultural personalities). She also triumphed in Madama Butterfly, in Hong Kong, for the opening of the Philharmonic Ensamble season 2006/2007, where she gained a moving standing ovation.

In February 2002, she made her debut in Italy as Tosca at Teatro Regio in Parma (after an intense preparatory study for the role with the famous soprano Raina Kabaiwanska, one of the most important performers of Tosca), and she obtained a great personal success and instantaneous contract offers: for the role of Alzira ( Festival Verdi in Parma); for the role of Aida ( a production by Franco Zeffirelli for the theatres of Busseto, Lucca, Roma, Catanzaro, Napoli, Firenze and Piacenza); for the role of Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera (Verona and Bolzano).

In February 2003 she made her French debut at Opéra de Bordeaux in the role of Madama Butterfly, with a true triumph of public and critics. After this great success, the Director of the theatre, Thierry Fouquet, immediately offered her to be back in Bordeaux on the following three years for a Recital, Tosca and Aida.

In 2003 she was at Festival Pucciniano in Torre del Lago (Lucca, Italy) to sing the role of Madama Butterfly. In this occasion, a documentary movie called “Madame Butterfly. L’empreinte du papillon” was made by french film director Marie-Blanc-Hermeline. The movie was distributed on satellite channels (France 5, Mezzo, CNC, Artè, etc).

In 2004 she made her debut at Volksoper in Wien, again with the role of Cio-cio-san in Madama Butterfly and again triumphally acclaimed by public and critics. This is how the critics described her performance:
“Hui He’s debut as Butterfly was sensational. She not only convinced with her great voice, magnificent technique and beautiful tone, but also moved with her intense and exciting interpretation. The best Butterfly one could desire. The ovation was truly deserved.” (Wiener Zeitung);
“From the very first sound, Hui He just spreads emotion. With a simple and effective mimic and inexhaustible strenght in the dramatic shades, favourite by her full tone, she transforms the theatrical tragedy in real tragedy, leaving everyone breathless.”(Der Standard);
“The protagonisti s extraordinary: Hui He i san excellent Butterfly! Dramatic in her vocal explosions, always steady and heart-warming. A true discover. Right applauses and ovations!” (Kurier) just to name a few.

After this, she was again Cio-cio-san in Madama Butterfly in the new production to celebrate the centenarian of first performance, produced by Teatro del Giglio of Lucca (Puccini’s city) and then hosted by eight more Italian theatres: Ravenna, Livorno, Pisa, Sassari, Bolzano, Trento, Rovigo and Parma.


Another big success of 2004 was her debut at Wiener Staatsoper in the Verdina role of Lina in Stiffelio, with Renato Bruson and José Cura (conducted by Marco Armiliato). After the outstanding success of this performance, the Staatsoper Conservator Dr. Ioan Holender immediately offered her to be back for three more productions (Madama Butterfly, Aida, Un ballo in Maschera not to mention another Stiffelio) engaging her until 2010.

In 2005 she was Tosca at Opéra de Bordeaux; she debuted the role of Manon Lescaut in Toulon (France); was Madama Butterfly at Teatro Regio in Parma and at Wiener Volksoper; debuted the role of Liù in Turandot at Arena di Verona; also debuted the role of Odabella in Attila in Busseto with Fondazione Arturo Toscanini and was Tosca for the debut at Badisches Stadttheater in Karlsruhe (Germany).

2006 was an important year for her two big debuts at Teatro alla Scala in Milano for Tosca, conducted by Lorin Maazel and at Opéra-Bastille in Paris for Madama Butterfly.In 2006 she also was Aida at Opéra de Bordeaux (new production); Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Tosca at Arena di Verona in the new producion by director Hugo De Ana conducted by Daniel Oren, two Gala Concerts in Budweis (Tszech Republic) and in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Madama Butterfly at Wiener Staatsoper and Tosca at Teatro Francesco Cilea in Reggio Calabria.
In the same year she recorded her very first CD in Bratislava (Slovakia) with the Slovak Radio Orchestra conducted by Ivan Anguelov, entirely dedicated to her favourite composers Verdi and Puccini, published by German record company OEHMS.

In 2007 she was Madama Butterfly at Teatro alla Scala in Milano (conductor Myung Whung Chung) and at Wiener Staatsoper; she sang in a Gala Concert at Konzerthaus in Wien; was Liù in Turandot at Teatro Verdi in Salerno; Tosca at Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari (conductor Daniel Oren); Aida at Arena di Verona and at Avenches Festival (Switzerland); Madama Butterfly for her debut at Teatro Municipal in Santiago (Chile); Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at Wiener Staatsoper; Tosca at Bayerische Staatsoper in München (Germany) and Madama Butterfly at Teatro Verdi in Salerno (conductor Daniel Oren).

In 2008 she was Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera at Opéra de Bordeaux (France); Aida at Wiener Staatsoper, Madama Butterfly at National Theater of Mannheim (Germany) and at Palau de les Arts in Valencia (Spain) with Lorin Maazel, Tosca at Teatro Verdi in Salerno and in New York with Lorin Maazel and New York Philharmonic Orchestra, then again Tosca at Teatro alla Scala in Milano and at Puccini Festival in Torre Del Lago. Then she was Manon Lescaut in Tenerife (Las Palma de Gran Canaria, Spain) and Madama Butterfly at Wiener Staatsoper .

In 2009 she was Aida at Teatro dell’Opera of Roma for the Season opening with director Bob Wilson and conductor Daniel Oren; Lina in Stiffelio at Wiener Staatsoper, Tosca at Staatsoper in Hamburg (Germany); she debuted the role of Maddalena di Coigny in Andrea Chénier at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova; again Tosca for her debut in Tel Aviv at New Israeli Opera (conductor Daniel Oren), Madama Butterfly at Wiener Staatsoper and at Deutsche Oper in Berlin. She will sing as Aida and Liù in Turandot at Arena di Verona. In autumn she will be at Teatro Massimo in Palermo for Madama Butterfly, at Athens National Theater for her debut in the role of Ariadne in Ariadne auf Naxos and at Teatro Verdi in Salerno for Aida.

In 2010 she will be again at Teatro dell’Opera of Roma for Madama Butterfly and will debut the role of Luisa Miller at Teatro Regio in Torino, will sing at Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich for Aida and then Madama Butterfly at Wiener Staatsoper. In autumn she will be Aida at Palau de les Arts in Valencia and will debut at Royal Opera House – Covent Garden in London as Amelia in Un Ballo in Maschera.

In 2012 she will be in Chicago (USA) for Aida and at Capitole in Toulouse (France) for Madama Butterfly.

另外,和慧並非第一位以主角身份登上大都會的中國女高音,女高音張立萍2004年3月在大都會歌劇院主演歌劇《蝴蝶夫人》中喬喬桑一角,算是和慧的前輩...


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