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一级词汇877个，占66.13%。

（10）ARefinedArtByMichaelZwiebach

©

2006MichaelZwiebach,allrightsreserved

Ateachercaneasilyforgetwhatit’slikeforastudenttoencounteraclassicalartsuchasoperaforthefirsttime.It'

sanexperiencethatcanbeoverwhelmingandbewildering.TheCalPerformancespresentationofThePeonyPavilion—seenontwoofthethreedays,FridayandSunday,ofthenine-hourseriesatZellerbachHallinBerkeley—putmepreciselyinthatneophyteposition.Iwillnothavetotrytorememberwhatitfeelsliketobeoverwhelmedforalongtime.Thebeautyofthisproduction,bytheSuzhouKunOperaTheatreofJiangsu,isthatyouareenvelopedinaprofusionofmeticulouslycoordinateddetails,ratherthanbludgeonedbysizeandspectacle.

PeonyPavilion’ssuccessrestsontheuniversalfoundationofallgreatclassictheater:

agreatstory,toldbyamasterstoryteller.Writtenin1598,TangXianzuelaboratedastorywithobviousfolktalerootsintoavividfrescoinvolvingseveralsubplotsandcharactersfromallclassesofChinesesociety.Tang’sbreadthofvisionandsenseofstructurewastrulyShakespearean.

Reducedtobareessentials,Peonyisaboutagovernor’sdaughter,DuLiniang,whofallsasleepinagardenandmeetsthemanofherdreams.Inherdream,theymakeloveinthegarden’speonypavilion.Uponwaking,DuLiniangtriestorecallthetracesofthedream,buthersearchfortheyoungmanisfruitless.Shepinesandwastesaway.Butbeforeshedies,shepaintsherportraitandinscribesitwithapoemtoherunknownlover,andrequeststhatitbehiddennexttohergraveunderthegarden’splumtree.

Afterherdeath,thejudgeofhellisimpressedbyherbeautyandherstory,andheordersherrelease.Meanwhile,DuLiniang’sbetrothed,thescholarLiuMengmei,isonhiswaytotakecivilserviceexamsinthecapital.HestopsbyDuLiniang’sshrine,recoverstheportraitanddiscoversthathisdreamgirlisnowwanderingaboutasaghost.Thisconditiondoesnotpreventthetwofrommakingrefinedlove,apparentlyprotectingthegirl’svirginity.（No,don’ttrythisathome.）LiuMengmeifinallydecidestoopenthegraveand,withthehelpoftheFlowerGod,DuLiniang’ssoulreturnstoherbody.Reunitedintheflesh,theygetmarriedandlookforwardtoahappyending—although,theyhavealotofexplainingtodoalongtheway.

Alovestory,socialcommentary,comictwists

TangusedthisstorytocriticizeConfucianorthodoxy.Intheplayheinsiststhathumanpassions—includingsexuality—shapehumanrelationsanddestinies,ratherthanrationalityandideasofsocialpropriety.Andso,ratherthanalover’stragedy,à

laRomeoandJuliet,Tang’soperamovesconsistentlyandpowerfullyintosocialcomedy.

Theendingissentimentalandromantic,asthechorussings,"

Donotbreakvowswithlonginghearts/Onthethrice-bornpathofdestinytothepavilionofpeonies."

Butitisalsoterriblyfunny.LiuMengmeiseeksouthisfather-in-law,DuBao,whothinkshisdaughtertobedeadandnaturallyfindsitdifficulttobelievethatshecouldhaveahusband.LiuMengmeiexpectstheoldermantobelievehimbecauseheknowshimselftobehonest.So,heblurtsouthiswholeincredibletale,leadingDuBaotoconcludethattheyoungmanisoneeggrollshortofacombinationplate.

Theconflictoverwhichrealityis,well,reality,pervadestheentireopera,andtiestogetherallthemajorcharactersandthemes.Thecomicpinnacleisreachedwhen,inatrialbeforetheEmperor,DuBaorefusestobelievehisowneyesandinsiststhathisdaughtermustbeaghost.DuBaofretsoverConfucianmattersofetiquette:

LiuMengmei’sself-assuranceseemstohimlikeanupstart’sarrogance.Andwhatabouthispositionasfather?

Doesn’thehavetogivehisconsenttohisdaughter’swedding?

Howcouldthelovershaveobservedallthecorrectmarriageceremonieswithbothsetsofparentsabsent?

Eventually,DuBaobendsbeforetheEmperor’svindicationofthelovers.Andultimately,hisacquiescencecomesoutofloveforhisresurrecteddaughter,whichweseeintheirdelayedbutemotionalreunion.Asusualinclassiccomedy,loveconquersall.

Inbeautifultranslation

PaiHsien-yung’sadaptationofthe55scenesand20hoursofThePeonyPavilion—whichreducedtheoriginalshowbymorethanhalf—gottotheheartofthematter.Hekeptthemainstorygoingwhilenotsacrificingtherichnessofincidentandcharacterthatmakethepiecesovibrant.LindyLiMark’seasy-to-follow,economicaltranslation,projectedonsidescreens,kepttheaudienceintheloop.

Paisubtitledhisadaptationthe"

YoungLovers’Edition,"

inreferencetohismajorcreativedecisiontocastage-appropriateactorsinthemainroles.Andindeed,ShenFeng-Ying（asDuLiniang）andYuJiu-Lin（asthescholarLiu）areextremelygoodlookingandbelievable.Butonceyou’veseenwhattheactorsarerequiredtodointhisopera,youcanunderstandwhycastingthemwassuchaleapoffaith.Theirachievementwasnothingshortofastonishing.

ActorsYuJiu-LinandShenFeng-Ying

Tobeginwith,therewerethecostumesleeves:

Bothleadshadsleevesthatweretwofeetlongerthantheirarms.Whenletdown,thesleevesfunctionedasanexpressiveextension.Forexample,thelovers’embraceswereaccomplishedbydrapingthesleevesaroundeachother,whichpreservedadancelikegrace.（Everyonewhohasbeenonstageknowsthatchoreographingakissisamessybusiness.）Thistechnquepreventedwhatmighthavebeenavisuallyuninterestingclinch.

Atanotherpoint,Shenusedhersleevetowipeatear,butnotcontentwiththat,shethenflickeditawayinasinglemovement.Here’stheincrediblepart:

WhenShenandYuneededtousetheirhands,theyrolleduptheirsleeveswithafewdiscreetwristmotionssothatthesleevesbecameordinarycuffsontheirgowns.Itwaslikeamagictrick.

Arrestingchoreography,unusualsounds

Theoperaemploysawealthofdistincthandandheadgestures,eachconventionallyassociatedwithconversationandemotion.Thesehadtoberenderedwiththesameprecisionandnaturalnessasthesleevegestures,evenastherestoftheactor’sbodywasinmotion.IfShenwasgoingtomakeanimportantcross,firstshewouldleanherbodyinthedirectionshewasgoing,tocreateapictureofvisualmomentumbeforemovingherfeet.Inthemiddleofthefirstevening’sperformance,whenShendeliveredDuLiniang’ssearchingmonologue,shespentthebetterpartof15minutesinmotion.Oh,andshewassingingtheentiretime.

Therewasalsoastylisticcontinuumbetweenspeechandsong,withseveralgradationsdependingonthecharacter’ssocialclass.Inthebeginning,itwasdifficulttoadjusttoYu’sspeechbecausehefrequentlyemployedfalsetto.Butwewerequicklycaughtupinhisforcefulcharacterization.Shen,Yu,andtheentirecastseamlesslycombinedthemovementandvocalaspectsoftheirroles.

ThesignaturesoundofChineseoperasingingisextraordinarilydifficulttoproduce（aswithallclassicalsinging）.LikeHandel’sarias,thesongsofThePeonyPavilionoftenlingeredforalongtimeoverasingletextualphrase.Thesinger’sbreathcontrolhadtobeperfect.Tohelp,afluteaccompaniedallthevocallines.StrengthenedbyZhouYouliang’ssumptuousorchestration,thelyricismofthemajorariaswasbeautifullyrealized.OnceIadjustedtothevocalstyle,Iwasabletoattendtotheshiftingemotionalcharacterofthemusic.Bythethirdnight,asPaihadpromised,Ididn’twantittoend.

（MichaelZwiebachholdsaPh.D.inmusichistoryfromUCBerkeley.）

OPERAREVIEW

SuzhouKunOperaTheatreofJiangsu

ThePeonyPavilion

September

15and17,2006

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英语词汇总量720个

一级词汇418个，占58.05%。

（11）Sumptuous'

Pavilion'

brooksculturaldivideByERICMARCHESEPublished:

Sept.24,2006Updated:

Aug.21,20131:

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Lovestoriescomeinallshapesandsizes,andin"

ThePeonyPavilion,"

wehaveataleofloveandresurrectionsoepicinscaleitmustbebrokenupintothreenightstobeperformed.

Writtenby16th-centuryChinesescholarTangXianzu,"

ThePeonyPavilion"

exemplifiesChinesekunopera,anartformcombiningliterature,music,danceanddrama.RenownedChinesenovelistKennethPai'

snewadaptation,"

TheYoungLovers'

Edition,"

isnowenjoyinganewproductioncourtesyoftheSuzhouKunquOperaTheatercompanyofJiangsuprovince.

WithPaihimselfasgeneralproducer,thebehemothU.S.tour,visitingtheUniversityofCaliforniasystem,madeastopattheIrvineBarclayTheatrethispastweekend,treatinglocalaudiencestoaproductionrarelyperformedoutsideofChina.

Witheach"

Book,"

orevening,brokenintoninescenes,eachaveraging20minutes,theentireproductionsurpassesninehours.Whileitcansafelybesaidthatonlyfansoftheartformingeneral,andofthisparticularexampleofitinparticular,arelikelytopartakeoftheworkinitsentirety,itcan