从门外汉到歌剧通 我的朋友谢炳顺(四)

How to become an opera expert Meet my friend Phillip Cheah(4)

小琼:新冠肺炎让我们不少人被迫待在家中。不过,音乐家们大都是随机应变的人,当中尤其有创新精神的一位就是我多才多艺的朋友——谢炳顺。他最近创作了不少令人惊叹的阿卡贝拉音乐视频,由他一个人演唱所有的声部。小薇:你上个月跟我说,要再多聊聊他在纽约传奇的阿马托歌剧院的工作经历。小琼:这是家小剧团,1948年由两位勇往直前又敢于实践的纽约人——托尼与莎莉·阿马托夫妇共同创立。阿马托歌剧院的61个歌剧季均在仅能容纳107人的“剧院”里演出,舞台也很小。小薇:谢炳顺年轻时在那里演出过吗?小琼:许多音乐家的生涯都是在那里开始的。

Joan:COVID-19 has forced many of us to stay at home.But musicians are resourceful people,and one of the more inventive is my multi-talented friend Phillip Cheah.He’s been creating amazing videos of a cappella music,singing all the vocal parts himself.Valery:Last month,you promised to tell me more about Phillip’s involvement with the legendary Amato Opera Theater in New York.Joan:This small company was founded in 1948 by the husband-and-wife team Tony and Sally Amato,intrepid New Yorkers with a“can-do”attitude.The Amato Opera produced 61 opera seasons in an“opera house”that only seated 107.And the stage was tiny,too!