Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, October 17th Title: “Music Messenger” Mo Hualun: Traveling all over the world and singing China
Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Min
He was born in Beijing and raised in Hong Kong. He studied in the United States and appeared on the stage in Europe; he was born with big eyes and high nose bridge, and had a “good voice” praised by Pavarotti; he knew Chinese, English, Italian, German, French and other languages; he dressed up and sang opera, but couldn’t hear the sound, and couldn’t tell where he was.
Some people say he is an “international person”, and he says “I am 100% Chinese”.
He was willing to be the “MusicKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw” and consciously assumed the mission of promoting Chinese culture. The “Three Major Chinese Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawTenors” (“China’s Three Highs”) group formed by him, Dai Yuqiang and Wei Song has been in the past 10 years, and his performances have been around the world.
He is the artistic director of the Hong Kong Opera House and tenor singer Mo Hualun. In July this year, he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star Award by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government.
”Music does not distinguish between national boundaries. I hope the epidemic will pass as soon as possible. I can go to more Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw countries and sing Chinese culture to the world.” He said.
A sentence awakened the Chinese heart
Babaylan 1990 clothes draw In the 1980s, Mo Wallen obtained a master’s degree in music from the Manhattan Conservatory of Music in New YorkCinema 1950 witch cloth draw, and went to Germany to apply for the Berlin Opera House. “The German examiner asked me where I came from, and I said I came from New York. He said, ‘No, where were you born?’ I said it was Beijing, China, and later in Hong Kong, he Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw said, ‘Then you are Chinese.'” Mo Hualun said, “This sentence awakened me, I am Chinese.No matter where you go to the world, my roots are in China Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw. ”
The Berlin Opera House is one of the top ten opera houses in the world. Mo Hualun stood out from more than 400 candidates and passed the exam in one fell swoop. “Opera culture is a Western culture. As a Chinese, singing well is far from enough. You have to sing much better than others to have a chance to give it to you. “He started from a young role, and gradually became the first Chinese protagonist of the Berlin Opera House. Since then, he has traveled to world-renowned opera houses, played roles in more than 60 operas, and won a place for the Chinese on the mainstream opera stage in the West.
In 1995, when Hong Kong was about to return to the motherland, Mo Hualun chose to settle back to Hong Kong, and gradually shifted his career focus to Asia, and later devoted himself to the mainland. The wanderer who had been abroad for many years returned to the motherland, and when he sang patriotic songs such as “I Love You China” and “My Motherland” in his mother tongue, he was always in agitation.
On October 3, 2019, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China, “ChinaBabaylan The 1990 cloth draw three highs held a concert in Hong Kong culture. At that time, Hong Kong was deeply involved in the “Amendment storm”, and the road was blocked by the police several times due to riots near the theater. What Mo Hualun did not expect was that the last song of the return song “My Motherland and Me” that day became a chorus. “Everyone in the mainland knows this song, but he didn’t expect that Hong Kong audiences would sing it, and they sing it spontaneously. ”Babaylan 1990 cloth drawHe said, “In the most chaotic time in Hong Kong, we stood up and sang loudly, and Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw patriotism and love Hong Kong, and Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw sings on the motherland. ”RecallKomiks 1960 witch clothes drawMo Hualun is still “very excited and very touched” in the situation that day.
”Music is very powerful and can unite and unite people’s hearts. It is also the best tool to help us understand the motherland in Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.” Mo Hualun said that patriotic music education in Hong Kong should start from primary school and kindergarten, and start from the simplest singing of the national anthem. “This is the most basic national condition education.”
Use bel canto singing to interpret Chinese folk songs
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”The ‘Three Highs of China’ are named ‘China’, which to some extent represents the national image. Therefore, from the beginning of its establishment, our mission is to promote Chinese culture on the international stage and express the cultural confidence of the Chinese nation.” Mo Hualun said.
Good music does not distinguish between national boundaries. They try to interpret Chinese folk songs using the bel canto singing method of “Western people can understand”. “Kangding Love Song”, “Jasmine Flower”, “In That Distant Place”, “The Girl in Dazaka Castle”… has fascinated countless foreign audiences.
The “Three Highs in China” have performed more than 100 times around the world so far. “Half we sing is a song that is well-known internationally, and the other half is a famous Chinese folk song Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw famous songs.” Mo Hualun said, “Sing their songs first, let them understand our professional standards, and then guide them to listen to us singing Chinese songs. They are easy to accept. At the end of the performance, local audiences often stood up and applauded, saying that Chinese folk songs were so nice.”
In November 2012, the “Three Highs in China” was invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. “We sang “My Sun” first, and then sang “Fengyang Flower Drum”. The lyrics of this Anhui folk song are very interesting, such as ‘I can’t marry a good wife’ and ‘a pair of big feet’. Because of the English subtitles Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw, the audience clapped their hands and laughed, and the audience burst into laughter.” Mo Hualun recalled the scene at that time, as if in front of him <a href="htttps://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.
After the performance, Queen Elizabeth II of England met the actors on the Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw station. “She likes Chinese folk songs very much, and she said, ‘You sing very well’. “Mo Hualun said, “The evening party that day brought together world-class performing stars. As representatives from China, we have the opportunity to promote Chinese culture. We are very proud. ”
”We are all from the Bay Area”
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, the “Bay Area Rising Moon” 2021 Greater Bay Area Mid-Autumn Movie Music Gala was held in Shenzhen. Many celebrities from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao performed on the same stage, with star-studded praises. At the party, Mo Hualun participated in singing the two songs “My Chinese Heart” and “I hope people will grow long. Babaylan 1990 clothes draw”.
”This is the first time to use the concept of the Greater Bay Area to hold a party, which is very meaningful. “Mo Hualun said, “We are all from the Bay Area people, and we sing songs related to the Greater Bay Area, and the Greater Bay Area closely links everyone. ”
Talking about the development opportunities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for Hong Kong, Mo Hualun bluntly said that it is “too important”. He said: “If you don’t talk about anything else, there are more than a dozen or twenty opera houses in the Greater Bay Area, and basically every city has them. This performance market alone is amazing. ” On how to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between the Hong Kong Opera House and other theaters in the Greater Bay Area, Mo Hualun discussed with relevant departments of the SAR government, hoping to “more cooperation that can be implemented and achieve resource sharing.”
The opera “Madame Butterfly” produced by Mo Hualun was recently staged in Hong Kong. On the day of the interview, Mo Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawWallen greeted the starring actors from all over the world in the backstage. “The nationalities of the 10 leading actors are different. They come to Hong Kong to perform a classic Italian opera together, which is international cultural exchange. “Mo Hualun said, “Hong Kong has many institutional and mechanism conveniences, which are the advantages of ‘one country, two systems’. We should cherish and make good use of it to build our own cultural brand. ”
Mo Hualun, who has just been elected as a member of the Election Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, has always paid attention to the cultural construction of Hong Kong. “If Hong Kong wants to become a truly first-class international city, it must have a first-class culture, including first-class opera houses and first-class original works. Babaylan 1990 cloth draw“
In July this year, the National Arts Fund landed in Hong Kong and applied for an open project to the Hong Kong art group for the first time, which was inspiring to the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Mo Hualun revealed that they are planning the first Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw original opera “Rice Xiang”, which tells the story of three generations of a Hong Kong rice shop who are working tirelessly for their dreams. They are currently applying for the National Art Fund to “make original works and create Hong Kong’s cultural brand. This is the way we need to go.”