音乐，陷入概念的漩涡——观《茶》有感

Music that's lost in a conceptual whirlpool——some impressions of Tea

谭盾的歌剧《茶——灵魂之镜》（中国版）国家大剧院首演的第二天，《南方周末》便用了一个多版面的篇幅刊载了关于该剧制作的报道及对谭盾的访谈。值得指出的是，这些文字“功课”都是做在“首演”之前，该报记者或者编辑甚至连“媒体专场”的带妆彩排都没有看过，自然在行文当中被谭盾及其团队牵着鼻子走了。这整版典型的“概念先行”文字，充满了“招徕顾客”的吆喝色彩。在如此的粉饰和吹嘘里，《茶》具备了一切文化传播的功能，

Tan Dun's opera Tea:A Mirror of Soul was staged in the opera house of the National Center for the Performing Arts on July 30 and 31.According to some media outlets,the production scored high critical acclaim.Some even claimed Tan's music held the key for the world to understand Chinese philosophy.However,mu- sic critic Liu Xuefeng has a very different point of view.