巧巧桑依然活在当下

Cio-Cio San is still alive

我最早听普契尼的歌剧,是他的《蝴蝶夫人》。剧情取材日本,但好像中国的女高音,尤其是在海外成名的中国女高音,第一个主角往往就是巧巧桑。而普契尼另一部以中国为题材的歌剧《图兰朵》,我个人反倒觉得是为阿拉伯人写的。后来听了普契尼的《波希米亚人》、《托斯卡》,就很少再听《蝴蝶夫人》,感觉里面除了那首咏叹调＂晴朗的一天＂,其他显得有些琐碎。就这样好几年过去了。

Many Chinese sopranos attained international recognition by playing Cio-Cio-San.This story of a naive girl who worships all things foreign is still current today,where there is still racial discrimination as well as large discrepancies between rich and poor.