When Domingo, Carreras and Pavarotti first joined forces in 1990. No one could have imagined that the result would be so popular that it was held for 3 consecutive sessions without stopping. All three concerts were held during the FIFA World Cup, and the basic intention was to celebrate the event.

Carreras was the one who wanted to put together the Big Three for a concert, and Domingo and Pavarotti were also interested in the idea, but they couldn't find the right opportunity. In 1987, Carreras suffered from leukemia, and Pavarotti and Domingo shook hands with Carreras before he was about to undergo a major operation: when Carreras recovered from his serious illness, the three of them performed a singing concert together. As a result, Carreras miraculously recovered after the surgery, and the trio held a concert together as the best way to celebrate his recovery.

There is another reason for the concert of the Three Singers. The media often reported that Pavarotti and Domingo were not on good terms, and the two giants wanted to use the concert to prove their friendship with each other.

As word spread, Pavarotti persuaded his "old club" DECCA Records to record the concert and broadcast it live on television, and the concert was no longer just a relaxing concert celebrating Carreras's recovery and the World Cup in Italy, but a musical celebration of the world's attention.

Another reason that has to be mentioned is that the three may be die-hard fans, among them Pavarotti was a defender in the Italian Serie A, and Domingo was a goalkeeper, and they finally chose the Italian World Cup as the opportunity for the three of them to perform together. By the way: in the previous event, when Italy won the right to host the World Cup, Pavarotti had a solo concert, which was extremely exciting!

That. The singing of the three singers and the conduct of Zubin Mehta give people a new kind of enjoyment and shock. The three singers have also fulfilled their promises and long-cherished wishes. As a result, the joint performances of the three singers began to expand to many corners of the world, and during some important events, especially during the football World Cup, this artistic feast seems to have become an indispensable highlight of the World Cup festival.

The 1994 World Cup in the United States and the 1998 World Cup in France were the most successful concerts of the three highs to date. Excerpts from Miller and the fourth song "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" are still fresh in many people's memories.

In addition to the commercial operation and schedule arrangement, the strength of the conductor and orchestra is a very important factor in the success of the Sangao concert. Zubin. Meta and James. Levin's attainments in the orchestra and artistic communication are very high, compared to Chen Feng's memory, the conductor of this year's domestic Forbidden City concert disappointed many people! Moreover, the presence of the three highs is not very ideal, and the conductor's performance and ability are also strict, which damages the specifications and artistic level of the concert.

Zubin. Before 90 years, Meta was ranked among the top 10 conductors of the century. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under his command is also respected and loved for his and Perlman's talents. A first-class conductor can shine everywhere; And the "artists" who are not in the realm enough, even if they can get a good opportunity to show their faces almost at the top, he still can't be equated with "first-class".

Of course, although Chen Feng has some ideas about the current conductor, after all, this is the person selected by the organizer, and he has no right to interfere as an outsider. His command is dispensable. Even because of the poor performance of the three singers of Pavarotti, Chen Feng's excellent performance is highlighted.

This concert is the largest and unprecedented scale of music festival in China so far. The Chinese People's Insurance Company provided 110 million yuan of liability insurance for the square concert, which is the largest amount of insurance provided by a domestic insurance company for large-scale performance activities so far. These include public liability insurance, which mainly provides insurance protection for conference attendees, domestic and foreign guests and other general audiences, cast and crew, journalists, police officers, and service personnel. Employer's liability insurance mainly provides insurance protection for the regular staff registered in the organizing committee. This is the first time that the domestic insurance industry has underwritten such insurance.

In the design of the stage, it is naturally magnificent. The total area of the stage is nearly 700 square meters, and if you include the area occupied by dozens of buildings such as performance areas, lighting, sound, dressing rooms, offices, and restaurants, the span of the stage will be as long as 38 meters! This will be the biggest stage in our country to date! In order to ensure that this imperial city of the Qing Dynasty is not damaged, such a large stage will not be fixed by any destructive contact. The 12-meter-high stage will be covered with wooden planks as a protective layer; Each scaffolding will be padded with a 6 cm thick wooden square; All facilities will be kept 20 meters away from the Wumen City Wall. The stage has an audience seat of 20,000 square meters, and a giant auditorium composed of more than 40 seats will be built by the 16th Bureau of the Ministry of Railways of China (16th Bureau of China Railway). The floor protection layer will also be fully laid under the auditorium. Spectator seating will also be connected and guardrails will be erected around the spectator seating area for safety.

In view of the uniqueness of the Forbidden City, a world cultural heritage, safety aspects (fire prevention, electricity resistance, earthquake resistance, smash resistance...... Naturally, it is very important. The height of the stage should not exceed 12 meters, especially the sound shelf; The back area of the stage is 15 meters away from the main building of the noon gate; The two sides of the stage are about 15 meters away from the city wall on the side of the noon gate. Ground protection requires that the metal cannot be in direct contact with the slate......

This time, the stage was built just outside the noon gate, which is the main gate of the Forbidden City, because it is located on the north-south axis of the capital, due south to the sun, and is named after the meridian. The city wall on the left and right sides of the noon gate extends forward to be concave, and the structure is composed of two parts, the pier platform and the upper and lower parts of the city tower, forming the regulation of "que" and "view". The noon gate city tower faces south in the north, surrounded on three sides, and the five peaks are outstanding. It is staggered, and it is called "Wufeng Building". There are 5 openings in the noon gate, only 3 from the front and 5 from the back. There is a door on the left and right. Entering and exiting the noon gate is very particular. There are bell and drum pavilions on the east and west sides of the city tower of the noon gate, when the emperor ascends to the palace to hold the ceremony, the bells and drums ring in unison. The emperor rang the bell when he went out of the noon gate of the altar temple, and the emperor beat the drum when he went out of the noon gate of the temple. The noon gate is the place where important ceremonies are held, such as the ceremony of "awarding Shuo", the army returns triumphantly, accepts the "prisoner gift", on the fifteenth day of the first month of each year, to hang lanterns and give banquets at the noon gate, and the subjects can watch it closely.

The stage is set up here naturally has a kind of "all nations come to congratulate" the taste of the prosperity of the Celestial Empire, which caters to the hearts of many officials and people nowadays. The two large screens in the front area of the stage are placed in front of the red wall on both sides of the noon gate, leaning on the skeleton, the shape is consistent with the wall, and the video device is embedded, giving people the feeling that the image is on the palace wall, which is beyond the reach of the three highs to do concerts in any place, leaving the shadow of the world's three major tenors in the Forbidden City...... This is a kind of respect and admiration for culture, and it also has a strong commemorative significance.

The red wall at the noon gate is very distinctive. The remnants of wind and rain on the wall are so profound in their cultural connotation that they are enough to make the images of Sangao cross any concert and time and space......

In addition to the main venue at the Forbidden City Meridian Gate, this music event also has two sub-venues, which are Chaoyang Park and the performance activities of the two sub-venues of Peking University, which echo the main venue of the "Three Highs" Noon Gate.

At the beginning of the preparation of the "Three Highs" performance, the organizers decided to set up two sub-venues of different sizes in order to enrich the performance content of the main venue. The initial location was set at Zhongshan Park and the Working People's Cultural Palace on both sides of the noon gate, but due to crowd evacuation and safety issues, the branch venue could only be moved away, and Chaoyang Park and Peking University were finally selected.

Chaoyang Park and Peking University have arranged activities with very different contents according to their locations and natures. Chaoyang Park will be filled with a strong "summer night entertainment" of joy, with a capacity of five or six thousand, 90,000 square meters of space in the park, will set up two 250 and 300 inch broadcast screens, its sound and image effects are absolutely comparable to the main venue, at the beginning of the main venue and intermission (19 o'clock and 21 o'clock), Chaoyang Park will also stage a shocking rock performance. The participating bands are Wang Feng and the Gray Wolf Band of Xinjiang, the two bands have different styles, the veteran band Wang Feng will present their popular classic songs and latest creations, and the exotic Gray Wolf Band will bring beautiful Xinjiang girls to the stage. At the same time, the Chaoyang Park branch venue will also follow the projects of many foreign music festivals and set up stalls for beer, catering, records and books. It can be said that it is the first time in Beijing that such a cultural feast with "color, fragrance and taste" is complete. It is reported that the sales of 100 and 180 yuan tickets set up in the Chaoyang Park branch venue are very gratifying.

In Peking University, where the "pride of the sky" has gathered, a professional opera academic forum has been set up. In the evening, in the Centennial Lecture Hall of Peking University, a number of opera experts and Peking University students will watch the performance of this century together, interspersed with academic exchanges in the form of chats, which undoubtedly provides the best appreciation angle for another audience group.

At the beginning of the day, the night is slightly dark. The bustling crowds, the colorful flags fluttering in the wind, and the lights above the Wufeng Tower, all of which make the Forbidden City shrouded in a festive atmosphere. Those who were fortunate enough to have this opportunity to watch the performance, holding expensive tickets, with a strange mood, followed the crowd of people across the Jinshui Bridge, crossed Tiananmen Square, and went straight north to Duanmen.

Enter the main concert hall located at the Noon Gate and End Gate. The first thing that catches people's eyes is the world's only mega stage that is ready to apply for the Guinness Book of Records. Two bronze dragons soared over the clouds and fog on the city walls on both sides, fully showing the dignity and atmosphere of this ancient imperial capital. At night, the entire stage is as bright as day under the illumination. And then you will be amazed to see where the lights and sound are placed on the entire stage. In fact, this is just a trick for the designer to "play" - the sound, light, installation and tall scaffolding are cleverly hidden within two decorative palace walls about 12 meters high. Two huge red lanterns hang on the east and west sides, echoing the ancient palace walls. The huge stage, which is set against the backdrop of the original appearance of the Meridian Gate, is divided into two floors. The upper floor is home to a band of more than 100 people and a choir of more than 100 people, while the lower level is a stage for three top artists to sing and sing. The two large screens on either side of the stage are quite innovative: when people look at Sangao on the screen, it feels as if their image is on the red palace wall, which Sangao can't do anywhere else in the world.

Because it is a venue with tens of thousands of people, the police, security guards and staff who maintain order are almost every post at three steps and one sentry at five steps. They nervously guide and guide people to their seats. The auditorium is divided into three sections. If you are a sponsor or the most expensive VIP, of course your location must be the closest place to the three singers. You can visually and truly appreciate the artistic charm of Sangao on the stage. The audience in Central is at the center of the show, both from the full view of the stage. It will also be an excellent location to listen to the singing of the three highs. The audience in the back area does not need to worry, although they can't really watch some of the details of the live performance of Sangao, but the entire Wumen Square can be said to be in full view, and that feeling is unimaginable for the audience who have not been to the scene. There are 6 large screens on both sides of the stage and in the middle and back of the audience area in the venue, which can be used by the audience, especially the audience in the back area, to better and more clearly appreciate the artistic charm of Sangao, and at the same time, they can also appreciate the demeanor of a large number of world celebrities attending the party from the screen.

Before the start of the party, some important people will appear in place one after another. Although there may not be an announcement by the host, viewers with good eyes can still find their familiar figures at the entrance, sidewalk or VIP: heads of government and political dignitaries of a Western country, Tong Jianhua, chief executive of Hong Kong, China, Spielberg, famous Hollywood director Spielberg, movie stars Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li, famous directors Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou......

Before the concert began, a lot of media conducted random interviews with the elated audience. As a result, what is surprising is that when asked why they came to this concert, many people almost answered in unison, to see Chen Feng's performance, of course, to feel the treble skills of the world's three major tenors, and to accept the influence of elegant art.

Hearing at least half of the people answer like this naturally made Chen Feng feel like a noisy taste, and also made many media reporters very surprised and excited, which is another highlight of this concert.

An hour before the concert began, there was already a sea of people outside the noon gate, and the host also started a random interview on the spot.

Originally, most of them were not very interested in the "world's three highs", after all, what tenors, foreign operas and so far away from ordinary people. But I heard that Chen Feng was also going to participate, and after he sang on stage, it was completely different. They had hardly seen Chen Feng's live singing in the domestic TV media before, and the only time the finale of the Donghai Provincial Games, Chen Feng's song "Fly Higher" left a very deep impression on everyone in China, and now his "Fly Higher" has already become the most popular song in China, especially among young people, if you don't know this song, you won't hum so many words. It shows that you are outdated and can't keep up with the times. Only on the Internet can the younger generation see Chen Feng's demeanor at the Grammy Awards and Oscars, which has greatly boosted the ambition of the Chinese people, and is recognized by the younger generation in China as everyone's common idol, and no one can compare with it. Under the influence of these young people, and Chen Feng broke the news from time to time, especially this time in Japan's millions of fans parade, the domestic media did not collectively silence again, and gave a certain amount of reward, which made the Chinese people feel shocked and happy. I didn't expect young people from one of my own countries to be so popular in Japan? Therefore, even the older generation of people, because of this fan parade in Japan, are really interested in Chen Feng, and they also face up to his influence in their own country, as a result, Chen Feng has grown from an Internet singer, and then to an international superstar, a well-known artist, and finally grown into a national treasure in the real sense, a representative figure of the national cultural image, and has been widely recognized by the three generations of the old, middle and young people in China.

Therefore, Chen Feng is now far more popular in China than before, so the ticket price of this concert is further bullish. On the black market, a standing ticket of 200 yuan, which was the most common and cheapest before, has been sold to 1,000 yuan, not to mention any VIP tickets and VVIP tickets before, these two kinds of tickets may not be able to be bought even if you have money.

At the request of the organizers, Chen Feng arrived at the performance site two hours in advance, escorted by bodyguards, through the VIP channel.

Then, just wait for the concert to begin. His program, scheduled in the second half of the concert, is specifically the penultimate program. It can be said that the organizers spent a lot of effort to discuss such an arrangement. It is conceivable that if Chen Feng is arranged in the first half, maybe his limelight will directly overshadow the three masters, which is completely predictable and understandable, after all, Chen Feng has only a lot more fans than the three of them, not to mention that Chen Feng still occupies a favorable location and people. If this happens, the organizers don't want to see it. The main purpose of inviting Chen Feng to participate in the concert was to increase the attendance of the concert, not to let him fight the world's three major tenors.

"A classic music event finally kicked off on the night of June 23, Olympic Day, in the Wumen Square of the Forbidden City, which has condensed hundreds of years of wind and rain. Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, the three superstars of the world opera industry, used their gorgeous mellow and emotional voices to jointly present a sumptuous musical feast to the Chinese audience...... Okay, the music is about to start, let's wait quietly. ”

When the concert was about to start, CCTV host Wen Qing stood on the city tower and began to broadcast.

Adding to the occasion is undoubtedly the magnificent backdrop of the Forbidden City, the former Imperial Forbidden Garden. The golden glazed tiles, gorgeous paintings, ancient red walls, red lanterns hanging high, and dozens of hostesses dressed in traditional red cheongsams all exude the unique charm and strong national cultural atmosphere of the ancient oriental civilization. In the past, bells and drums used to ring here, and now Western opera is swirling here; In the past, the emperor used to discuss politics here, and now three Western music masters are indulging in singing here. The charm of oriental architecture and the classics of western art have reached a perfect blend here, the ancient Forbidden City is awakened on a passionate night, and the reform and opening up of China has shown the world their broad-mindedness to actively go to the world with a musical event that blends Eastern and Western cultures.

The concert opens with an overture to "Eded", an overture to the musical by the American composer Bernstein based on the novel of the same name by the French Enlightenment writer Voltaire.

After the overture, Carreras was the first to appear in the "Three Highs" concerts, the first of which was "I know this garden" from "Mariestes Tella", which he sang at a concert at Place de Paris in 1998. The audience seemed very "sensible", and the applause was not very enthusiastic, of course, this also had something to do with the fact that most people did not know where this Carreras was before the three-high concert. Of course, even if they knew, the vast majority of people at the scene had obviously not heard the opera he sang before. In addition to this song, the other two songs he will sing tonight are "Forbidden Music" by Gastaton and "The Sorrow of Federico" from Chelea's opera "The Girl of Alai". The last piece was the opening piece he sang at a concert in Rome in 1990.

Carreras is a lyrical opera singer. He interprets each opera with emotion, explaining the depth of the work and digging into the details of the work, especially Carmen.

Immediately after Domingo, the first song he sang was. "Please Let Her Believe" from Puccini's opera "Les Demoraliss", and he will also sing "Starlight" from Puccini's opera "Tosca", which he mastered with mastery; In addition, he will sing in his native language a relatively unfamiliar selection of Sazuela by Chinese audiences, a Spanish opera with a mixed dialect, similar to a comic opera.

His voice is very mellow, he has played the piano since he was a child, so his musical accomplishment is very good, he is known as the king of opera, he plays every opera by himself with the piano from the first bar to the last bar, and sings while playing. He is very particular about the preparation before the first word is sung, to the end of the last note, as well as the breathing in the middle and the rhythm in the middle. Moreover, he also conducts and directs others in opera rehearsals, and all the qiē is done by himself.

After Domingo's performance, the third finally took Pavarotti's turn to take the stage, Lao Pa's fame in the world or in the country, is incomparable to the first two, which can be felt from the sudden outbreak of applause and cheers on the scene, and before that, when Carreras and Domingo came on stage, the applause was not very dense, and there was no cheers from the audience. And he is the strongest of the three, Chen Feng saw him still holding a white napkin in his left hand on stage, he was very puzzled for a while at first, knowing that after he sang on stage for a while, he used to wipe his mouth, only to understand that this is used to wipe saliva. Because one of his major signs is the beard on his face, this singing skill is hard, a breath holding, the mouth is wide open, a high note, the spit in the mouth is naturally spewed out immediately, if he doesn't have a beard, but he does, this spittle star is naturally a lot of splashes on his beard, so he can only prepare a handkerchief in advance to wipe the beard splashed by his own saliva. Naturally, this is a lot of fun. At least Chen Feng is extremely bored, and discovering this "secret" feels very interesting. He was confident that most people didn't notice that Pavarotti took the stage with a napkin and sang a paragraph before he was busy interjecting. This is also understandable, because after all, most people, when they see the world's No. 1 tenor, the first thing they think of is that he is a singing artist, which itself represents elegance and art, and it is really impossible to associate singing with wiping saliva, and only a few people associate it with Chen Feng like this.

The three pieces Pavarotti sings solo are all his best works, and the "Wonderful Harmony" in Tosca is one of the famous arias that shows the charm of the highest notes; "Granada" is cheerful and unrestrained, and when listening to this song, you must not neglect to enjoy the skill of playing castanets; "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" is none other than Pavarotti, and it is also listed under his name on the track list, but it is estimated that Domingo and Carreras will not be willing to stand by and "listen", in Rome in 1990, they called Lao Pa in an intentional long tone, this time in the Forbidden City to sing "Nobody Sleeps Tonight" Who is willing to shut up and not sing?

Pavarotti's treble is very convenient, he can sing many trebles in a row without any effort at all, the voice is very gorgeous, beautiful, translucent, with clean penetration, the timbre has a metallic sound, and the breath flows well.

PS: Urgently ask for a monthly ticket, the first 300 are about to be lost, everyone still has a ticket to vote for one or two, to keep my evening......