Despite her 21-year career in the world of opera singing, Chinese opera singer Xu Hui refused to offer the role of Princess Torandot in the work of the same title, until her accomplished performance in singing, as she found that the role holds a lot of very high notes Which requires a great knowledge of opera techniques, as revealed in its dialogue with Emirates Today.

The Chinese actress and singer, who presented outstanding works about her role in the work, stressed the importance of the role for her, touching on the stages of her career in operatic art on the sidelines of the preparations for the work that will be the latest performances today on the stage of Dubai Opera Own, as they are unlike any other.

Looking for love

"This is the seventh time I have participated in (Torandot), I joined previous performances, but in Italy, and this is the first time that I participated with a Chinese opera band, and also the first time the character is presented by a singer tray".

She added that the most distinctive character of the princess is that she looks cruel and heartless, but from within a woman with a lot of feminine feelings, and looking for love, and rejected many men as well as opportunities for love, but in conclusion when you find the true love her feelings become flowing water, She points out that her character is very pure, it seems as if she is a little girl, but from the outside carrying the features of the Princess rigid.

High notes

As for the preparation of the character of the princess in this famous opera, the Chinese singer said that she presented world figures and plays, including «Madame Butterfly» and «Aida», but what distinguishes this work «Torandot» is that singing requires knowledge of important techniques; because it is according to high notes Risks may cause a person to be mistaken.

She noted that she had rejected several offers to submit work in the past, because it was not ready at the time, and agreed that after her voice reached the technical stage to be able to perform this work, considering that there are few voices around the world that can provide «Torandot» distinctively Because the music written by Puccini requires singing with soprano a lot, while some other works tend to be emotional in performance over the power of sound, but here the situation is different, because it requires power essentially.

Ambiance

The Torundot show is characterized by a traditional Chinese story, according to Khoi, who pointed out that very wealthy families in her country are working to find a pair for the girl in case she could not find a husband through many methods, so all the belongings of the work is Chinese-oriented, and this Important. The main challenge in her role is that she has to use full force in her voice, since the number of instruments used to play is not large, and therefore must fill her voice.

On the costumes she wears and the accessories she puts on her head in the play, the Chinese artist said that she was traditionally designed to reflect fashion in the era when the work was written, and they are all purely Chinese features.

Maturity

Khoy's opera journey has reached maturity, where she worked for 21 years in this world, and described this experience as a passion for music and opera, and this led to international theaters, including Metropolitan, La Scala, Vienna, Barcelona and Madrid, explaining that there is a lot of work and challenges faced by women The soprano singer specifically.

Calling Dubai Opera distinctive, she was delighted to present the show in Dubai, a new platform that will be added to the international platforms that she sang on.

She noted that she was impressed by Dubai as a contemporary city full of life and with special advantages. It does not resemble Asia or even Europe, but enjoys special advantages between the two regions. The opera singer expressed her aspiration to meet with the Dubai public, especially as the opera is a global language.

An opera biography

Hui was born in China, and studied music between China and Italy. She started her opera career 21 years ago, presenting Aida in 1998 on the stage of Shanghai Grand Theater, but she became involved in the world music scene in 2002. She performed Tosca in the play of Turandot and then Madame Butterfly in 2002. 2003. Numerous performances at international theaters, including Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Berlin, Marseille, Paris, Moscow, New York and other cities. She won the Best Soprano Voice Award in Buseto, Italy.

"There is a lot of work and challenges that soprano women face specifically."

"I rejected offers to offer work before; I agreed when my voice reached a stage where he could play the role."

21

Years, the Chinese artist's career with the world of opera and singing.