BERLIN—The three-day Berlin Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour performances at the Friedrichstadtpalast music venue came to a close on Wednesday, March 25. The audience showed its appreciation with great applause throughout the show, three curtain calls, and standing ovations.
Ms. Tatiana Korovina, a renowned soprano, who had sung in the Vienna State Opera as Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, was glad she had come to the Shen Yun performance. She got a glimpse into a world she had not known about—ancient Chinese culture, as well as modern-day China. Her manager suggested she see the show, and she was glad she did.
“I enjoyed it very much. It is of a high quality. One can see that there is a lot of effort behind it. These are very professional dancers. One cannot do something like this if one is an amateur. One can see that immediately. The costumes were very beautiful as well. One will think quite a bit about the choreography, and the content a lot. The entire stage picture [the 3-D digital backdrops] ... I find that very good,” Ms. Korovina said.
As a singer, she thought that the vocalists in the show were very good.
“I think that from the material alone, from the voice, they are all very good, and then of course they bring forth substance. However, the European audience members might be more used to hearing a known piece from a singer they know, and traditional Chinese singing is a little more difficult ... but it reaches the audience. It is nice that as a listener, one can recognize the differences.”
The show conveyed a number of messages and Ms. Korovina had no problems discerning them, “I noticed many messages. I cannot say that there was only one message. Overall, there were quite a lot [of messages]. Maybe all things considered, that good will prevail in the end, yes one can say it like that.”
She gleaned some musical inspiration from the show and said, “Most certainly the fantasy has been awakened. Maybe one will learn something and look up what was not understandable. But one will [leave] this concert with thoughts, with memories.”
The live orchestra added to the performance, and added something unique as it embraces both Eastern and Western instruments.
Ms. Korovina believes that live orchestras should accompany dance and music performances, saying, “I think it is best this way.”
Before leaving, she sent a message to the performers, “I wish them much luck and lots of success, and that they achieve their personal goals.”
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
Ms. Tatiana Korovina, a renowned soprano, who had sung in the Vienna State Opera as Queen of the Night in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, was glad she had come to the Shen Yun performance. She got a glimpse into a world she had not known about—ancient Chinese culture, as well as modern-day China. Her manager suggested she see the show, and she was glad she did.
“I enjoyed it very much. It is of a high quality. One can see that there is a lot of effort behind it. These are very professional dancers. One cannot do something like this if one is an amateur. One can see that immediately. The costumes were very beautiful as well. One will think quite a bit about the choreography, and the content a lot. The entire stage picture [the 3-D digital backdrops] ... I find that very good,” Ms. Korovina said.
As a singer, she thought that the vocalists in the show were very good.
“I think that from the material alone, from the voice, they are all very good, and then of course they bring forth substance. However, the European audience members might be more used to hearing a known piece from a singer they know, and traditional Chinese singing is a little more difficult ... but it reaches the audience. It is nice that as a listener, one can recognize the differences.”
The show conveyed a number of messages and Ms. Korovina had no problems discerning them, “I noticed many messages. I cannot say that there was only one message. Overall, there were quite a lot [of messages]. Maybe all things considered, that good will prevail in the end, yes one can say it like that.”
She gleaned some musical inspiration from the show and said, “Most certainly the fantasy has been awakened. Maybe one will learn something and look up what was not understandable. But one will [leave] this concert with thoughts, with memories.”
The live orchestra added to the performance, and added something unique as it embraces both Eastern and Western instruments.
Ms. Korovina believes that live orchestras should accompany dance and music performances, saying, “I think it is best this way.”
Before leaving, she sent a message to the performers, “I wish them much luck and lots of success, and that they achieve their personal goals.”
The Epoch Times is a proud sponsor of the Shen Yun Performing Arts 2009 World Tour. For more information please visit ShenYunPerformingArts.org
