The Paper reporter Liao Yang intern Bai Malam
"Fang Zhimin" is Wang Kai's favorite opera, this opera can be called the "touchstone" for tenors, and there is no rest from beginning to end , let him experience the "marathon" of an opera singer, which was particularly enjoyable.
On the float of Daqing , the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, on the CCTV program " Classic Chant " and "The First Lesson of School", Wang Kai met this character several times, even several times. Send it to the hot search.
On October 4th at the Shanghai City Lawn Music Plaza, Wang Kai's solo concert "Dedicated to Mother - China" started from the theme song "Lovely China" of "Fang Zhimin", plus "Fang Zhimin". Missing Comrades in Arms", "Sing a Folk Song for the Party", "I Love You China" and other famous songs, the concert echoes the beginning and end, which is very positive.
Photo courtesy of Wang Kai interviewee
As a classical tenor, Wang Kai will also perform western art songs and Italian folk songs, such as "Serenade", "Soft Whisper" and "Dawn" "My Sun" showcases years of bel canto 's accumulation and golden voice. At the same time, Wang Kai's attempts to "popularize bel canto" in recent years will also be shown.
Wang Kai's friends Zhai Li Shuotian in "Sound into the Heart" will also make a surprise appearance and sing old Shanghai songs as a guest.
Wang Kai
Under great pressure, he entered the popular variety show
Many people approached Wang Kai because of Hunan Satellite TV 's popular variety show "Sound into the Heart".
Opera is the jewel in the crown of art, but it has always been relatively small in China.Wang Kai's participation in the show is to let more young people enter the theater, like classical music and fall in love with Bel Canto. "Elegant art is not far away, it is close by, it just needs an opportunity to approach."
Wang Kai is wearing Huge pressure to participate in the program. Before that, he was a well-known singer at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, won many international awards, and performed more than a dozen operas. "Many people objected, saying that you are already fine, don't go to that thunder." Ten people All nine of them objected to him taking the risk.
Wang Kai in "Sound into the Heart"
At the beginning, the program team is not particularly willing to ask him, and prefers those in their early twenties, and Wang Kai is already 35 years old. Wang Kai took the initiative to ask to lose weight. He wore sweaty clothes all day, only ate vegetables and chicken breasts, and drank oil tea. He lost more than 30 pounds in a month, and even the director was surprised.
After letting go of his fame and his figure, Wang Kai joined the show group, but it didn't go well at first.
In the first few issues, he has been striving to sing and sing, and has failed many times. He didn't even dare to say a word, and he didn't know what to say. He had never participated in an entertainment show. He would ask himself, should I say this? What will you think of him?
During that time, he was very regretful. He packed his luggage several times and wanted to go home. Calling the teachers was still a voice of disapproval and questioning, but this aroused his fighting spirit, he must stay and get the best grades. After overcoming all obstacles, Wang Kai finally won the annual chief.
Wang Kai and Zhai Li Shuotian in "Sound into the Heart"
Wang Kai's popularity has skyrocketed. At the beginning, his Weibo fans were about 200,000, and it rose to more than 700,000 at the end of the show, and now it has soared to more than 1.5 million. Many people walked into the theater and into the concert hall for " Meixi Lake 36 children".
"There is a 'saving' improvement on the stage of operas and musicals. I really didn't expect it to be so popular." Before that, Wang Kai had never understood what a fan is. After that, he knew that it turned out that Being sought after is such a feeling, there is a little bit of airiness.
Go back to the National Centre for the Performing Arts and see old artists and opera singers from the unit,Wang Kai's heart suddenly calmed down again, "All of this I have depended on my voice after voice, earnestly learning notation, earnestly performing, and accumulating it bit by bit on the stage. These are forever accumulated. Don't lose it."
Wang Kai
After the program, Wang Kai became more determined which way he should take in the future, that is, to become "China's Andrea Bocelli", to popularize Bel Canto, Popular and more down-to-earth. It turned out to be very popular.
In fact, Wang Kai made an attempt a few years ago. For example, the Italian folk song "My Sun", many people think that they should stand there in a suit and leather shoes. All singers sing this way, but the result is the same and it is difficult to be remembered. Wang Kai added rumba and jazz elements to the accompaniment, and also interacted with everyone physically, and the atmosphere was very high.
"They like it, why don't I do it? Of course, when singing in the opera house, I still have to meet the standard of Bel Canto, but when I go out of the theater, go to the grassroots level, and go to the TV shooting, I must talk to the audience. Get close." Wang Kai said.
Wang Kai in "When Love Is A Past"
Opera + Musical, Walking on Two Legs
From "Long March", "Fang Zhimin", "Jinsha Riverside", "Honghu Red Guards" to "Confucius" "The Orphan of Zhao," Wang Kai has performed 15 or 6 operas over the years, almost all of them are original ethnic operas, and he is one of the representatives of China's "red operas".
Among the roles he has played, Wang Kai has a soft spot for "Fang Zhimin" because he sings so coolly that he never rested from beginning to end, which made him experience the "marathon" of an opera actor.
"The threshold for opera is not high. As long as you listen to one or two classics with your heart, you will gradually fall in love with opera." Wang Kai recommends everyone from Verdi's " La Traviata", Puccini's " Turandot" primer,The former has the well-known aria "Drinking Song", and the latter incorporates the Chinese folk song "Jasmine Flower", which is easy to listen to.
In the past two years, Wang Kai has continuously broadened his boundaries, from opera to musical, unlocking his new identity as a "musical actor".
In October last year, in Li Zongsheng 's " Jukebox Musical" "When Love Is A Past", Wang Kai starred as the male No. 1 Han Jiang, a music producer who suffered double blows from love and career. people. Wang Kai blew a nostalgic wind in the play, and the beautiful high-pitched voice made the audience call "top". He also got new skills in the play and learned to dance.
Wang Kai in "To Youth"
In May this year, he played the leading role in "To Youth", the first industrial-themed musical in Liuzhou City, Guangxi, as the male lead Geng Dake, telling the story of the older generation of Liuzhou workers . The show will premiere at Liuzhou Industrial Museum , and use the workshop as the performance environment.
Wang Kai performed 12 games in one go. Combining his advantages in singing style and vocal line, the composer wrote three or four difficult arias, many high pitches, and even High C, although difficult, he was still won by him.
"Musicals and operas are the same, but in the way of singing and performance, it is more free and easy, more relaxed, there are not so many rules and regulations, just sing and give directly."
In the future, Wang Kai also wants to try "" Classic musicals such as The Lion King and The Phantom of the Opera, especially musicals that challenge dance elements.
The height of 195cm, Wang Kai dance is not so easy, "My movements are always slower than others, so when the rhythm, I must be faster than others, and have advance awareness."
Not long ago, at the Bird's Nest When preparing for "'s great journey", the cultural performance of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, Wang Kai met Zhang Yixing and Wang Yibo,I also practiced dancing in front of two dancers.” Yixing said, ‘Brother Kai, you are tall, you have to dance well, you are more handsome than me.’ They danced very cool and handsome, I You won’t get to that level all of a sudden, dance, like Bel Canto, requires long-term practice, and you won’t be able to sing without ten or eight years of effort.”
In the future, Wang Kai will stick to two paths, stick to opera, musicals It will also be a direction of his main attack. Wang Kai also plans to participate in more variety shows to let people know that those who study classical music are also "normal people", and they are not indifferent.
The golden age of opera singers is 35 to 50 years old. Now Wang Kai, who is 38 years old, is at his best from singing skills to acting skills.
Editor in charge: Liang Jia
Proofreading: Shi Jun
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