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流行歌曲与传统歌剧演唱
“艾尔。迪瓦”乐队把流行乐曲与传统歌剧演唱完美结合
Pop Songs and Opera Voices
The music group Il Divo combines opera and pop music
August 11th 2006

What happens when classical musicians from aroud the world sing pop songs? That’s the question famous British music producer Simon Cowell asked in 2001. Cowell wanted to create a singing group to bridge the gap between classicl music and pop. He held and international talent search to find classical singers. His extensive search lasted almost two years.
来自世界各地的歌手一起演唱传统的古典音乐的时候将会发生什么样的碰撞？这个问题在2001年英国著名音乐制作人赛文。科维尔已提出过。赛文。科维尔希望创立一个演唱队来缩短传统的古典音乐与流行歌曲之间的鸿沟。他曾举办过国际性的古典音乐来招贤纳才，广泛搜罗人才达2年之久。
In December 2003, Cowell’s search ended. He found four talented and handsome singers from Spain, the United States, France and Switzerland. These four men became the singing group Ⅱ Divo.
在2003年的12月，科维尔搜罗人才一事宣告终结。他已从西班牙，美国，法国和瑞士等国找到四位年青的帅歌手。这四位帅哥男生就成为“艾尔。迪瓦”演唱乐队。The group has made opera-style music appealling to people who don’t like traditional opera. They sing both old and new pop songs with strong classical voices. This opera-style pop-dubbed “popera”-blurs musical genres. Ⅱ Divo has sung songs by such sings in English, Italian, French and Spanish.
演唱乐队的传统古典演唱风格深深吸引那些不喜欢传统歌剧演唱的听众。他们将旧的古典演唱与现代流行歌曲柔合成一种强烈的古典演唱腔调。这种歌剧式的演唱与现代流行曲表演唱柔合的演唱风格被称之为“流行与古典演唱”。这种演唱技巧，它模糊了传统与现代流行音乐的界线。“艾尔。迪瓦”乐队用英语、意大利语、法语和西班牙等四国语言来进行演唱。
The groug’s first album sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. It topped the music charts in 13 counties. Their second album, Ancora, was released in November 2005.
该乐队发行首张特辑，在全世界范围内销量达5百万张，雄踞13个国家的音乐排行榜之首。在2005年他们出版发行第二张特辑“安科拉”。

Word band

Bridge the gap(idiom) 搭起桥梁；缩短距离或差距
The government is working on ways to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
Extensive(adj)广泛的；大规模的
After Hurricane Katrina, people made an extensive effort to clean up New Orleans.
Dub (v) 被称为
Detroit, Michigan, is dubbed “Motor City” because it is the center of car manufacturing in America.
Blur (v) 使模糊不清
Be careful what you’re teaching. Don’t bulr the line between what is right and what is wrong.

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Talent search(n) 选秀；觅才
Wnen Beverly was young, she competed in many talent serches to become a famous dance.
Muisc charts (n pl) 音乐排行榜
This song is very popular;;it’s been No. 1 on the music charts for a whole month!