《中英對照讀新聞》Operatic tantrum may cost star tenor dear在劇院中的盛怒表現恐令明星男高音付出昂貴代價

◎張沛元

Opera is no stranger to sensitive singers and demanding divas.

歌劇向來不乏敏感的歌手與苛求的女主唱。

But star tenor Roberto Alagna’s dramatic walkout during a performance at Milan’s La Scala opera house in response to boos in the crowd may be a tantrum too far, critics warn.

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不過，批評家警告說，明星男高音羅貝托．阿藍尼亞在米蘭史卡拉歌劇院的一場演出中，以引人注目的罷演退場回應觀眾席的噓聲，恐怕是生氣得太過火了。

Not even Maria Callas, arguably the ultimate operatic prima donna, did what the 43-year-old Frenchman did, leaving fellow performers stunned midway through an act and forcing an understudy wearing jeans to rush on and take over.

就算是最負盛名的歌劇女高音瑪莉亞．卡拉絲，也不曾做出這名43歲法籍男高音的舉動，在一幕表演中途退場，不僅拋下嚇壞了的同台表演者，甚至迫使一名穿著牛仔褲的替補歌手衝上台去代演。

"I can’t recall any incident where an artist has walked off stage leaving colleagues open mouthed for no reason other than a bit of barracking," Norman Lebrecht, a leading opera commentator and critic, said.

頂尖歌劇評論家兼劇評諾曼．萊布列希說：「我想不起以前曾經發生過一位藝術家只因為被喝倒采，就走下舞台，讓同台演出者瞠目結舌的事情。」

"This could be the end of his mainstream career," he said.

「這可能會是他的主流演出生涯的終點，」他說。

新聞辭典

cost somebody dear：片語，令某人付出昂貴代價。例句：His divorce trial cost him dear.（離婚官司，令他付出昂貴的代價。）

be a stranger to…：片語，對某…不習慣、不熟悉、外行。文中no stranger to…，意為「對…並不陌生」。類似的用法尚有︰be an outsider to…，表示「是…的門外漢」。例句︰He is an outsider to chess.（他對下棋一竅不通。）

demanding：形容詞，苛求的，使人吃力的，高要求的。例句：She studies hard to please her demanding parents.（她很用功讀書，以取悅她那要求很高的雙親。）

in response to：片語，對…的反應。例句：In response to terrorism, the United States Government has undertaken a lot of measures.（美國政府為回應恐怖主義，已採取許多措施。）