纽约城演出季,好戏连连上演

Good shows opening New York's new season

一个女孩是在美国得州长大,她的梦想是当上名模或是电影明星。另一个则是旧俄乡村庄园里的天真女孩,幻想小说中的罗曼史会发生在自己身上。虽然她们两人都嫁给了有钱人,但随后的人生轨迹却截然不同。这是纽约本年度歌剧季一开始,就为大家带来的两部关于女人的故事。前者是纽约市立歌剧院和布鲁克林音乐学院合作呈献的《安娜·妮可》（Anna Nicole）,后者是大都会歌剧院的《叶甫盖尼·奥涅金》（Eugene Onegin）。当代英国作曲家马克-安东尼·特内奇（Mark-Anthony

New York's new season started with two Anna's.At the Metropolitan Opera,it's Anna Netrebko starring as Tatiana in the new production of Eugene Onegin.This production is one of the most highly anticipated operas of the season,largely on the reputation of Netrebko.The misfortune of a last-minute director replacement and the controversy about Russian president Vladimir Putin's crackdown on gays only led to even more media coverage.Over in Brooklyn,it is the British import Anna Nicole that's all the buzz.This New York City Opera and Brooklyn Academy of Music's co-production comes with a tabloid-ready heroine.But what made it even more current is City Opera's revelation that it is facing another financial crisis and will shut down after this production.The news of losing City Opera puts a dark cloud on the new season.