High Life

118 品 Notwithstanding its profound heritage, the Vienna Boys Choir can be entirely light-hearted and fun, evident in its interpretation of Adriano Banchieri’s Contrappunto bestiale alla mente , with choristers mimicking the voices of animals; “ Und wann’s amal schen aper wird, ” a cattle-driving song from Styria in the local dialect; and “ Coming together to sing, ” a modern canon composed by the Choir’s Music Director Gerald Wirth, himself an old boy, when Choirmaster Luiz de Godoy conducted the audience to sing along. One wonders how many of, not if, the boys onstage would assume the mantle of their seniors. Max Emanuel Cenčić, whose execution of “ Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen ” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte , KV 620 whilst a chorister remained inimitable, has firmly established himself as one of the leading countertenors, whereas TerryWey, also a countertenor, is a rising star. 维也纳儿童合唱团能一本正经地阐释严肃曲目，亦能轻松活泼地演绎趣怪歌 曲：演唱阿德里亚诺·班基耶里的《动物对位狂想曲》时，合唱团团员在舞台上 不同位置为肖为妙地模仿动物叫声；以施蒂里亚方言演唱当地传统赶牛歌时，合 唱团的表现亦非常可爱。当代卡农《我们一起歌唱》，是维也纳儿童合唱团音乐 总监兼前团员杰拉德·韦特的作品。演唱此曲时，路易斯·德·戈多伊更与众同 乐，指挥全场一起歌唱，让所有观众霎时变成合唱团团员。 场刊中列出了二十多位小团员的照片和名字：假以时日，他们必定跟随历代 师兄们的脚步并接过前辈的衣钵，成为古典音乐及歌剧界的大师。担任维也纳 儿童合唱团团员时，马克斯·埃曼努埃尔·参齐兹对莫扎特歌唱剧《魔笛，KV 620》中高难度咏叹调《地狱之復仇在我心中沸腾》的出色演绎，堪称惊世骇 俗。今时今日，他已经是与雅洛斯基及法吉欧利齐名的顶级假声男高音。同为假 声男高音的师弟泰瑞·魏，其知名度亦冉冉上升。