不過這裡現場的"Glitter and Be Gay"真是唱得好極了,Natalie Dessay實在適合這種精神狀態不大正常的角色(笑)。不過我想很多人心中完美的"Glitter and Be Gay",是Renee Fleming那種<<�慾望街車>>裡白蘭琪般南方風騷佳人的癲狂韻味吧。改天找出來仙拚仙一下。
至少目前在我心中並列第一囉。
PS. 不知不覺中,此花系列已然變成接龍遊戲?
Glitter and be gay,
That's the part I play;
Here I am in Paris, France,
Forced to bend my soul
To a sordid role,
Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance.
Alas for me! Had I remained
Beside my lady mother,
My virtue had remained unstained
Until my maiden hand was gained
By some Grand Duke or other.
Ah, 'twas not to be;
Harsh necessity
Brought me to this gilded cage.
Born to higher things,
Here I droop my wings,
Ah! Singing of a sorrow nothing can assuage.
And yet of course I rather like to revel,
Ha ha!
I have no strong objection to champagne,
Ha ha!
My wardrobe is expensive as the devil,
Ha ha!
Perhaps it is ignoble to complain...
Enough, enough
Of being basely tearful!
I'll show my noble stuff
By being bright and cheerful!
Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!
Pearls and ruby rings...
Ah, how can worldly things
Take the place of honor lost?
Can they compensate
For my fallen state,
Purchased as they were at such an awful cost?
Bracelets...lavalieres
Can they dry my tears?
Can they blind my eyes to shame?
Can the brightest brooch
Shield me from reproach?
Can the purest diamond purify my name?
And yet of course these trinkets are endearing,
Ha ha!
I'm oh, so glad my sapphire is a star,
Ha ha!
I rather like a twenty-carat earring,
Ha ha!
If I'm not pure, at least my jewels are!
Enough! Enough!
I'll take their diamond necklace
And show my noble stuff
By being gay and reckless!
Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha!
Observe how bravely I conceal
The dreadful, dreadful shame I feel.
Ha ha ha ha!
Ben Heppner, "Im fernem Land" from Lohengrin by Wagner。Christian Thielemann 指揮Munchen Philarmoniker。這闋詠嘆調內容是聖杯騎士Lohengrin自述身世,他來自遙遠的國度、父親為Parsifal等等有的沒有的。Ben Heppner經過聲帶受損、甩掉將近百磅體重後,音色似乎沒受到損傷。他去年那張華格納指環選粹我還挺喜歡的。
"Exit Music (For a Film)"。Radiohead名曲,也變成Brad的標準曲之一。咦,當天Brad彈的是哪一首?啊,老虎老鼠傻傻分不清楚...... -- 瞧,各位鄉親,你們錯過了多麼美好的一個夜晚。
據說也彈了Soundgarden的"Black Hole Sun";encore曲還包括Nick Drake的"River Man"(喔,布萊德,你真的知道我愛哪一款)。但爵士標準曲"The Very Thought of You"更令人深深體認,真要芭樂的話,Brad叫人全身寒毛直豎雞母皮掉滿地的功力當今無人能敵啊。
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf演出年華老去、年輕戀人愛上美少女的元帥夫人。指揮是Herbert von Karajan,樂團是維也納愛樂,演出年輕戀人Octavian的是Sena Jurinac。
Richard Strauss, "Morgen"。伴奏為上世紀最知名的伴奏家Gerald Moore。
"Tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll be together again and the sun will shine. And we shall go to the beach. The sky will be blue. We look into each other's eyes. And we shall be silently happy."