威尔第与莎士比亚的不解之缘(中)

The bond between Verdi and Shakespeare (II)

阿蛮：亲爱的们,在上次聊完了《麦克白》和其他一些故事后,我们要追随着威尔第的脚步,进入到他后两部莎士比亚歌剧之一的《奥赛罗》了。康康：《奥赛罗》我知道,这和《哈姆雷特》、《麦克白》、《李尔王》一起并称为莎士比亚的四大悲剧。小莫：就是那部男主角由于轻信小人之言而杀死爱妻、最后绝望自杀的名剧吧？阿蛮：对。不过你们知道吗？在创作《奥赛罗》之前,威尔第已停笔多年没再写过歌剧了。康康：是吗？那在《奥赛罗》创作之前他写了哪部作品？

Verdi revered Shakespeare.He had said that 'compared with all other dramatists,including the ancient Greeks,I love Shakespeare the most.' This year marks the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth,and commemorative activities are being planned all over the world.Among Shakespeare plays that have been made into opera we have Macbeth,Otello,Falstaff,Romeo and Juliet,A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merry Wives of Windsor.