小瓊：沒(méi)有什么比在戶外看一場(chǎng)經(jīng)典歌劇更好的事了！ 6 月1 日晚上9 點(diǎn)，我非常幸運(yùn)地參加了雅典埃皮達(dá)魯斯藝術(shù)節(jié)的開幕式，這個(gè)每年一度的藝術(shù)節(jié)必定包括希臘國(guó)家歌劇院（GNO）的特色活動(dòng)。新冠疫情過(guò)后，希臘國(guó)家歌劇院推出了由奧利維爾·皮執(zhí)導(dǎo)的《蝴蝶夫人》全版制作。5000 名觀眾欣賞了該劇的演出。在演出進(jìn)行時(shí)看到月亮升起， 這真是太神奇了。

小薇：但你沒(méi)有告訴我們演出具體是在哪里。我只知道這個(gè)場(chǎng)地歷史悠久，非常獨(dú)特。

小瓊：好吧，讓我回顧一下那天的足跡，回憶一下參觀雅典衛(wèi)城時(shí)最初的激動(dòng)心情。衛(wèi)城是古希臘最重要的建筑遺址，許多人將其與西方文明的開端聯(lián)系在一起。我們特意在6 月1 日早上去了那里， 參觀了供奉雅典娜女神的最大神殿——著名的帕特農(nóng)神廟，并沿著2500 年前杰出的希臘人走過(guò)的路前行。晚上，我們回到了雅典衛(wèi)城南麓的奧德翁，前往阿迪庫(kù)斯音樂(lè)堂。這是一座相對(duì)“新”的建筑， 因?yàn)榕撂剞r(nóng)神廟建于公元前447 年至公元前432 年之間，而阿迪庫(kù)斯音樂(lè)堂僅能追溯到161 年。這座建筑是希臘慈善家和公共贊助人希羅德·阿迪庫(kù)斯（101-177）送給雅典的禮物，以紀(jì)念他對(duì)自己出生于羅馬的妻子里賈拉的愛(ài)，她于160 年去世。

小薇：我讀過(guò)這個(gè)場(chǎng)地的介紹，特別是“奧德翁” 這個(gè)詞的含義。這是一個(gè)為音樂(lè)而設(shè)計(jì)的建筑，與傳統(tǒng)戲劇的圓形劇場(chǎng)截然不同，規(guī)模也比較小。

小瓊：奧德翁最初的設(shè)計(jì)是用黎巴嫩雪松建造的屋頂，但隨著時(shí)間的推移，木質(zhì)屋頂坍塌了，只剩下石頭。該場(chǎng)館進(jìn)行重大翻修后，目前可容納多達(dá)5000 名觀眾。

小薇：我一直在翻閱曾在阿迪庫(kù)斯音樂(lè)堂上表演過(guò)的歌手名單，這份名單星光熠熠：瑪麗亞·卡拉斯、魯契亞諾·帕瓦羅蒂、普拉西多·多明戈， 我留意到羅伯托·阿拉尼亞很快也會(huì)在那里亮相。還有7 月15 日舉行的交響樂(lè)音樂(lè)會(huì)：郎朗也將參加埃皮達(dá)魯斯藝術(shù)節(jié)，登上阿迪庫(kù)斯音樂(lè)堂。

小瓊：最重要的是，請(qǐng)記住在距希臘幾千公里之外的中國(guó)，曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)類似的建造計(jì)劃！現(xiàn)在的北京中山公園音樂(lè)堂，最初建于1942 年日軍占領(lǐng)期間，設(shè)計(jì)參考的原型正是奧德翁！

Joan： Nothing beats an evening in the greatoutdoors and seeing a classic opera！ On June 1at 9 p.m.， I was so lucky to attend the opening ofthe Athens-Epidaurus Festival featuring the GreekNational Opera （GNO）. After the COVID hiatus， theGNO produced Madama Butterfly in a full productiondirected by Olivier Py to a packed audience of 5000.It was magical to see the moon rising while theperformance proceeded.

Valery： But you havent told us where. I know thevenue is historic and truly unique.

Joan： Well， let me retrace my steps that day andrecall my initial excitement of visiting the Acropolis，the most important monument of ancient Greece thatmany associate with the dawn of Western civilization.We specially made a trip there on the morning ofJune 1 to see the Parthenon—the famous temple ofAthena—and walked the paths of illustrious Greeksfrom 2500 years ago. In the evening， we returned tothe southern foothills of the Acropolis to the Odeonof Herodes Atticus， a relatively “new” structure， sincethe Parthenon was built between 447 and 432 B.C.and the Odeon only dates back to 161. The buildingwas a gift to Athens by the Greek philanthropist and?public patron Herodes Atticus （101–177） to celebratehis love for his Roman wife Regilla， who died in 160.

Valery： I read the definition of the venue， specificallythe meaning of the word “Odeon.” Its a place formusic， quite different from and much smaller thanan amphitheater for spoken drama.

Joan： The Odeons original design had a roofmade of Lebanese cedar， but over time the roofdisintegrated and only the stone was left. This venuehas had significant renovations， and it can nowaccommodate up to 5000 audience members.

Valery： Ive been reading the list of illustrioussingers whove performed at the Odeon of HerodesAtticus： Maria Callas， Luciana Pavarotti， PlacidoDomingo， and I see Roberto Alagna will soon bethere too. There are also orchestra concerts， and onJuly 15， Lang Lang will perform there as part of theEpidaurus Festival.

Joan： Most impor tant to remember is thatthousands of miles away in China， there was once aplan for a similar structure！ The current ForbiddenCity Music Hall in Beijing was first built during theJapanese occupation in 1942， originally planned asan Odeon！