Details of the world's first baritone

Gender: male

Date of birth:1968 65438+1October 25th.

Native place: Pixian County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

Ethnic group: Han nationality.

Occupation: baritone singer

Association: Jiu San Society (joined in 1988), position: Head of Vocal Music Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Professor. China Music Assistant and Vice Chairman of Shanghai Music Association. Member all-china youth federation, member of the Standing Committee of Shanghai Youth Federation. Member of Shanghai CPPCC. Member of the 10th China People's Political Consultative Conference. Member of the 14th Shanghai Municipal Committee of Jiu San Society, the first batch of contracted artists of Shanghai Grand Theatre, and the contracted artists of Washington National Grand Theatre and Michigan Grand Theatre.

Learning institution: 1988 graduated from No.4 Middle School in Pixian County, and 1995 graduated from the postgraduate class of Vocal Music Department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Highest education: Master. 1968101On October 25th, Liao Changyong was born in an ordinary peasant family in Pixian County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It is a small county in the middle of Chengdu Plain, famous for its douban hot sauce. It is far from the bustling and noisy city. Although it has a long history (there was a county seat in the Qin Dynasty), the artistic atmosphere is very indifferent, not to mention foreign western music. Liao Changyong's initial understanding of music probably came from wired loudspeakers widely distributed in rural areas of China. Every morning, he goes to school along the muddy path, and often gets lost in the big speaker on the telephone pole at the head of the village. The song from the loudspeaker, with the mountain breeze, Shan Yu, the gurgling water of the stream and the sound of fragrant rice in the field, quietly melted into his young mind, as if it were drizzling, so natural and continuous. But this became Liao Changyong's first musical enlightenment.

1975, Liao Changyong is seven years old. That year, his father, the pillar of the whole family, left his wife, three daughters and sons due to illness and passed away. This is undoubtedly worse for families who are already poor. After his father died, his second sister, who taught in a rural primary school, brought Liao Changyong to school. One is to take care of my brother for my mother; Second, let Liao Changyong have more contact with the reading environment. As a result, precocious Liao Changyong started his primary school career after paying three yuan tuition. After graduating from primary school, Liao Changyong went to Maowen County Middle School, which is more than 300 kilometers away from home, with his third sister and brother-in-law.

The No.1 Middle School in Mao Wen Qiang Autonomous County, located in the depths of Minshan Mountain, paid little attention to Liao Changyong who was transferred from other counties to study. In addition, because of language communication, he seems a little aloof, introspective and unsociable. Most of the students are Qiang people. They often sing in their own language and dance to their own music. Liao Changyong, who doesn't understand Qiang, can only watch, listen and think quietly. So he began to look for music that he could understand. Until one day, he heard a female solo song on the school radio. When this song was played for the third time, Liao Changyong could basically sing. After asking the teacher, I realized that this song was called "When the Golden Wind Blows", which was sung by a mezzo-soprano named Guan Mucun. Although Liao Changyong hasn't seen Guan Mucun by chance, the song "When the Golden Wind Blows" just blew away Liao Changyong's deep love for singing and music.

The classroom and dormitory of Maowen Middle School are separated by the rolling Minjiang River, and there is a cable bridge between the two banks. Liao Changyong walks back and forth on the rickety cable bridge with his schoolbag on his back every day. Looking at the overlapping mountains on both sides of the strait, listening to the roaring river under your feet. 15 years later, when Liao Changyong set foot on this cable-stayed bridge again, he recalled: "Standing on this cable-stayed bridge, I will have a particularly cordial feeling in my heart. Because when I am studying here, I pass this bridge every day. When I stand on this bridge and look at this big river, you will feel very small. You will feel that your whole heart is very broad. So standing in this place, there will be an impulse to yell at the river. " Maybe it's God's will. After a while, Liao Changyong felt that his voice was brighter, wider and smoother than before. This may be Liao Changyong's original vocal music training method. My love for singing began at an early age, and it was not until I met a music teacher who just graduated from normal college that I really sprouted the idea of applying for the Conservatory of Music. Only three and a half years older than Liao Changyong's teacher told him; "Your voice is very good. You should try the Conservatory. " After graduating from high school, Liao Changyong applied for the local conservatory of music, but was not accepted. But it didn't make him flinch. After several months of review, Liao Changyong entered the oldest Shanghai Conservatory of Music in China. To everyone's surprise, Liao Changyong was admitted. Today, Liao Changyong still remembers Mr. Ni Chengfeng who took the joint exam in Chengdu. Although Liao Changyong had a poor solfeggio foundation at that time, and even had never studied the piano, Ni Chengfeng believed that Liao Changyong had great potential. With his years of teaching experience, he must be a good prospect for learning vocal music. As simple as that, the famous Shanghai Conservatory of Music 1988 opened its doors to Liao Changyong. Later, the facts proved that Mr. Ni Chengfeng was not wrong!

With 100 yuan, several music books that have already been turned out, with the entrustment and hope of his mother, and with the desire and pursuit of music, Liao Changyong left his relatives and came to Shanghai to start a new study life. Really took the first step in his exploration and pursuit of music art, no one would have thought that Liao Changyong's first step into Shanghai and Shanghai Conservatory of Music turned out to be barefoot. It was raining cats and dogs on the day he went to Shanghai to report. It rained all the time from noon 12 when the train entered the station to 6 pm. Looking at the water all over the street, Liao Changyong was distressed by the new leather shoes her mother had just bought. She resolutely took off her shoes and walked barefoot into the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

Shanghai Conservatory of Music, No.20 Fenyang Road, Shanghai is the earliest institution of higher learning in modern China. Its history is almost the condensed history of modern music in China. Since 1927 was founded, it has trained generations of China musicians who have made outstanding achievements and enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad. The good art and learning atmosphere here infected and inspired Liao Changyong. He knew that he had a poor foundation, so he spent all his time and energy on his study. He gave up all entertainment, lived a hard life, and pursued the true meaning of art, which is exactly what the old saying goes: "Heaven is a great task, so one must first suffer from his mind, his bones and muscles, his body and his skin, and his actions, so he has benefited from his patience."

Liao Changyong's mother, an industrious and ordinary rural woman in China, has no more money to support her son's college education. Liao Changyong relies on her three sisters to send her monthly living expenses in 60 yuan in turn. At that time, he was often the last person to go to the canteen, and he was only willing to buy a piece of meat when there was an exam or performance the next day. Even the porcelain jar for eating was given to him by a janitor of the college and used for three years. Although life is hard, learning is very practical. In the first year of school, Luo Wei, a tenor who came back from studying in Italy under Liao Changyong, studied vocal methods and breath processing. At the same time, he also learned pure Italian from Luo Wei. Luo Wei evaluated himself as a student with "magical understanding ability and talent for mastering language". A year later, Liao Changyong was transferred to Professor Zhou Xiaoyan, which was an opportunity for Liao Changyong.

Professor Zhou Xiaoyan is a famous soprano and vocal educator in China. She studied in France in her early years and was then the vice president of Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She has trained a number of outstanding singers such as Zhang Jianyi, Gao Manhua and Liu Jie. The respected teacher Zhou, like many teachers in Shanghai Conservatory of Music, cares about cultivating students as his own children. They are both strict teachers and loving mothers. From Mr. Zhou, Liao Changyong not only learned a more scientific vocal method that is more in line with his own personality, but also realized the artistic accomplishment and temperament needed as an excellent singer. Of course, he also learned pure French from Teacher Zhou. From 65438 to 0994, Liao Changyong participated in the "Paris International Vocal Competition" for the first time and won the French prize. This is both a return and a starting point for him. The pursuit of art is arduous and long. The cultivation and temperament of artists need not only cultivation and accumulation, but also understanding of personality. Liao Changyong has stepped into a higher realm, moving from the only way of art to the road of freedom. He is mature, and he knows that art needs heart and emotion!

1September 1996, Liao Changyong went to France to participate in the 4th1Toulouse International Vocal Competition. In three rounds of competition, he fully demonstrated his good artistic accomplishment and confident timbre, and won the first prize of the competition, which is also the highest honor for China players in recent ten years. Allen Longeron, manager of the classical department of the world-famous EMI record company, commented; "His singing is so touching because it comes from the heart. For 25 years, I have watched every game and have never heard a baritone as good as him. " Since then, Liao Changyong has participated in the Domingo World Opera Competition and the International Vocal Music Competition, and won the first prize. This created a record of winning the first-class international competition award three times in one year, which also laid a solid foundation for him to board the international vocal music stage.

1June, 997, Liao Changyong went to an opera competition named after the famous tenor Domingo. In the fierce competition among experts, Liao Changyong was calm and confident, especially when singing the farewell aria Perme giantoeil suprcmo of middle-aged Derrigo in G Verdi's opera Don Carlos. His leisurely temperament and proper handling of music touched the hearts of every audience at the scene, and the whole performance. Mr Domingo was excited about Liao Changyong's singing. Not only personally awarded him the first prize, but also called him "a world-class singer trained by China, with first-class technology and first-class music perception.". He touched people with his music ... he is a new generation of outstanding talents. " Besides praise, Domingo also invited Liao Changyong to attend his New Year concert in early 1998.

1997. Liao Changyong went to northern Europe to participate in "Queen Song Ya International Vocal Competition". His charming singing once again touched the judges and audience at the scene, and even Queen Songya was amazed. The Queen not only personally awarded him the first prize medal, but also called it "China Day". In the later days, Liao Changyong seemed to be the designated actress of the Queen and was invited to perform in Norway for many times. From 65438 to 0998, Liao Changyong also went to Norway to hold a special concert with famous violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and mezzo-soprano Ba Tuoli. King Ya of Song also received Liao Changyong many times. In this way, Liao Changyong stepped onto the international music stage step by step with the support of his teachers and his own efforts.

On February 20th, 2000, when the people of China were still immersed in the traditional China New Year, the China Shanghai Grand Theatre and Sydney Opera House across the Pacific Ocean held an unprecedented classic concert using two-way satellite transmission technology, which showed the world the contribution of China artists to music culture and the richness of China musicians. When baritone singer Liao Changyong from Shanghai, China finished singing his song "Make Way for Busy People" (selected from Rossini's opera "The Barber of Seville") [Largo Alfacto Tom DCL la Citta in "Il Barbere di Sivigia" in Rossini], applause rang out in the Sydney Opera House, and the well-informed Sydney audience cheered him without stint. Australian audience lamented the artist from China's ability to interpret western classical music works, but they were even more impressed by his velvet timbre and inner music. The touchstone of baritone in this European opera is the brilliance of Liao Changyong's Singing in the Spirit. So people remembered him again-Liao Changyong, the son of an ordinary farmer in China. 1988 In September, he was admitted to the vocal music department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he studied under Mr. Luo Wei and later under the famous vocal educator Professor Zhou Xiaoyan.

1992 won the grand prize of "American Pacific Voice" international vocal competition.

1In April, 1993, he participated in the "April Spring" international art festival in North Korea and won the gold medal in performance.

1993 won the "National Singer Double Competition" and the second place in the "Asian International Vocal Music Competition".

1993 graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music in July with a bachelor's degree; At the same time, because of his excellent performance, he directly obtained the master's degree from Professor Zhou Xiaoyan of Shanghai Conservatory of Music without taking the exam, and continued to study under Zhou Xiaoyan.

1994 won the first place in the national audition of "International Vocal Music Competition".

1994 won the best French prize in the Paris International Vocal Music Competition.

/kloc-0 graduated from the vocal music department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music in July, 1995, and obtained a master's degree in the thesis "Schumann and Vocal divertimento in the Development of German-Austrian Art Songs".

/kloc-0 participated in the "4 1 Toulouse International Singing Competition" in France in September, 1996 and won the first prize.

1996 cooperated with the French Opera House and acted as the main actor in the opera Carmen of Shanghai Grand Theatre.

In June, 1997 participated in the placido domingo World Opera Competition and won the first prize.

1April 1997 won the annual performance award of Baosteel Elegant Art Foundation 1995- 1996.

1997 won the first prize in the Norwegian Queen Song JaintcrNational Music Competition.

1998 won the "Magnolia" Drama Performing Arts Award and the title of "Shanghai Deyi Shuangxin Artist".

1997 toured all over Norway in September, and * * * gave ten concerts.

1998 1 at the invitation of the famous tenor placido. Domingo, he went to Japan for a New Year concert.

At the invitation of Queen Song Ya, she went to Norway to attend the New Year concert.

1998 held a solo concert in Shanghai Central Theatre in May.

1May, 1998, at the invitation of Bergen Art Festival, he went to Norway to hold a special concert with famous violinist Anne-Sophie-Mutt and mezzo-soprano C. Barthol.

June 1998 performed the opera Carmen in England in cooperation with the famous conductor David Collins.

1August, 1998, attended the European and American winners' concert in Berlin, Germany.

1September, 1998, at the invitation of the famous tenor carreras, a special concert was held with carreras and soprano Huang Ying at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

1998 cooperated with La opera house in France, and played a major role in the Cournot opera Faust staged at Shanghai Grand Theatre.

1March, 1999, he signed a contract with Shanghai Grand Theatre and became one of the first signing actors.

1March 1999 was invited to the United States to give a special concert with the metropolitan opera Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolitan Museum.

1999 held a solo concert at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in September.

1999165438+10 participated in the performance of the opera Adelia in new york, USA.

1999165438+10, a solo concert of Chinese and foreign classic songs was held in my hometown Chengdu Art Center.

1999 12 Performing Opera La Traviata in Taiwan Province Province.

On June 5438+ 10, 2000, he was invited by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr. and Mrs. Tung Chee-hwa, to perform at the "Charity Fundraising" concert in Hong Kong. He is the most outstanding singer active in the domestic and international music stage in recent years, and one of the few outstanding Asian singers active in the world opera stage at present. He has won many awards in major vocal competitions at home and abroad; Especially in 1996- 1997, it won the first place in the 4 1 Toulouse International Vocal Competition, Domingo World Opera Competition and Queen Song Ya International Vocal Competition of Norway for three times in a year. Norwegian Queen Sonia once said excitedly: "Liao Changyong is the greatest singer among all the contestants, and I have designated today as China Day." . His outstanding talent was highly praised by Domingo, one of the three tenors in the world.

He has traveled all over the world, with more than a dozen world-famous symphony orchestras, including Domingo, carreras and Lucian. 6? 1 Svencen and many other opera masters have successfully performed more than a dozen operas and concerts.

/kloc-from 0/998 to 2004, he won the title of "Art Star" in the first Shanghai International Art Festival, the commandos of Shanghai New Long March, the first "Top Ten Cultural Newcomers" in Shanghai, the model worker in Shanghai, the winner of the May 1st National Medal, the title of "Artist with both ability and political integrity" in China, the "Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award" in committee of 100 and the "Outstanding Artist" in new york.

He has the reputation of "the first baritone in Asia" and won the first place in the world famous vocal competition three times in one year, which shocked the world music scene. In the field of Chinese classical music, it is difficult to find an artist who can be praised and described with top words. Liao Changyong is one of the few artists who can convince the public. The words to describe him are suffocating to ordinary people, but Liao Changyong can afford it, because he is really outstanding, and his achievements in the world music scene are worthy of the word outstanding.

Easy-going, he is not conceited. He never shows off his achievements too much, especially his teacher-student relationship with Domingo. If he did that, his reputation in the eyes of the public in China would be even higher. But I often hear people in the industry talk about how he changed from a farmer in rural Sichuan to a dazzling star on a par with world masters. Almost everyone says that Liao Changyong people are particularly good. A modest good man, a new star in Ran Ran. Both sides are Liao Changyong. Just because he doesn't show off doesn't mean he's not wonderful.

He is one of the few outstanding Asian singers who are currently active on the world opera stage. He has the reputation of "the first baritone in Asia". He is one of the "three tenors in the world" and the most admired disciple of the famous opera master Domingo. He won the first place in three world-famous vocal competitions in one year, which shocked the world music scene, including the Domingo World Opera Competition, which is considered to be the most difficult and Asians have never reached the final. He was praised by Washington post and The New York Times as "this talented artist will become a treasure of the world music scene" and "this is the most beautiful baritone we have heard in recent years". He is Liao Changyong, a young baritone singer in China, and Liao Changyong, head of the vocal music department of Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

I don't know how much ordinary people know about Liao Changyong's name, his voice and his world reputation. I only know that he is easy-going and not arrogant. He never shows off his achievements too much, especially his teacher-student relationship with Domingo. If he does that, his reputation in the eyes of the public in China will definitely be higher. But I often hear people in the industry talk about Liao Changyong, his good singing and acting skills, and how he changed from a farmer in rural Sichuan to a dazzling star on a par with world masters. Almost everyone says that Liao Changyong people are particularly good. A modest good man, a new star in Ran Ran. Both sides are Liao Changyong. Just because he doesn't show off doesn't mean he's not wonderful. Do artists have to be cranky?

A colleague of mine who interviewed Liao Changyong was puzzled. She said that as long as Liao Changyong stood on the stage and sang with his mouth open, it would be absolutely wonderful, but off stage, he was so beautiful, especially modest, and it was-so normal. She means, who among the famous artists we know has no temper, personality and neuroticism? As we all know, Pavarotti must find a nail on the stage before he takes the stage. Carreras avoids the media and never allows others to enter his dressing room. And catherine battle, who sang the theme song for Zhang Yimou's new film House of Flying Daggers. Her self-willed and dumbfounding tidbits at the Beijing Music Festival were once talked about by people. These are all regarded as anecdotes of artists, and people are used to using them as symbols of artists. It seems that the more famous an artist is, the more distinctive his temperament should be. Even wonder, is it related to the extraordinary artistic creativity of artists?

"But, Liao Changyong is too normal, more than normal, this is amazing! How can a good man be an artist? " She said. Of course, good people can also be artists. She is just surprised that artists always pay attention to sensibility and often indulge their emotions. Liao Changyong is so "normal". Where did his unconventional artistic expression and artistic passion come from?

When I conveyed her doubts to Liao Changyong, Liao Changyong smiled: "Artists are human beings, and they are famous. When people see their strange temper, they feel obvious. In fact, I have seen many artists and they are all very good. " He even thinks that as an artist, there is no need to lose his temper just because people like you.

He said, "I don't think those great artists have a strange temper either. Carreras avoided the media because of illness. The singer is a little neurotic and doesn't want to be disturbed before the performance. Can't say this is a strange virtue. Everyone is nervous before going on stage, just like Pavarotti looking for a nail, looking for a psychological support and a way to vent his nervousness. My nervous performance is not talking. If I want to vent, I will vent on the stage. " The family are surprised. Liao Changyong, who is more introverted in life, will look like a different kind of passion on the stage, sometimes scaring people.

"Good guy" Liao Changyong said, "I am a person who is easily oppressed and suffocated, so there must always be an exit, right? My emotional outlet is on the stage. " In life, he is a very disciplined person. He said, "No matter what happens, you must have rules first, form habits first, and then do other things." I asked him that artistic imagination is unrestrained. If you are too self-disciplined, will it affect your creativity? He said, "If you set out like a runaway wild horse and collect it, I'm afraid you can't get it back. Because music itself is created in a norm, you can't put those things down for the so-called creativity. "

It doesn't sound special to put yourself in a certain norm first and then release your creativity at will, but this is the first time I have heard an artist say this about the relationship between art and passion. Is the key to Liao Changyong's success: "My teacher Zhou Xiaoyan once said, I want to sum up the learning experience for everyone. I said I had nothing to sum up, only' obedient'. What the teacher asked me to do, I really did it according to that requirement. " In fact, Liao Changyong can play a role completely different from his personality and win him a reputation on the opera stage. Isn't it because of norms? He will ponder every movement, look and turn in line with the character's personality, and make the movement conform to the psychological rhythm and musical rhythm of the character. That is a kind of norm and a kind of creation. The key is to be really careful.

However, if we just tell the story that an obedient and good student can succeed, we can stop here. Liao Changyong is not such a simple artist.