主持：Joanna C. Lee 編譯：辛?xí)r雨

好音樂(lè)和美食

Fine music and fine food

巴塞羅那七扇門餐廳經(jīng)常會(huì)舉行獨(dú)唱音樂(lè)會(huì)

小瓊：誰(shuí)都知道莎士比亞的名句：“假如音樂(lè)是愛(ài)情的食糧，那么奏下去吧！”我也常常覺(jué)得優(yōu)秀的音樂(lè)演出無(wú)異于會(huì)令人大快朵頤的大餐。

小薇：幾個(gè)世紀(jì)前，坐在包廂里的有錢人可以自帶美食（以及葡萄酒?。┑礁鑴≡簛?lái)看戲。

小瓊：最近，我受邀看了一場(chǎng)精彩的獨(dú)唱系列音樂(lè)會(huì)，有美食、有美酒，還有好音樂(lè)。

小薇：我猜既然有食物和酒，那肯定是在一家餐廳了！

小瓊：這可不是家尋常餐廳，而是巴塞羅那真正具有歷史意義的餐廳！七扇門餐廳開業(yè)于1836年，到20世紀(jì)初已成為藝術(shù)家、知識(shí)分子、記者和政治家們的聚會(huì)場(chǎng)所。

小薇：巴勃羅·畢加索曾在附近住過(guò)。每次他沒(méi)錢交餐費(fèi)，就會(huì)畫一些素描來(lái)代替。

小瓊：瑪麗亞·卡拉斯也曾在此用過(guò)餐。多年來(lái)，普拉西多·多明戈在利索大劇院演唱后也常光顧這里。在過(guò)去的七年中，這家餐廳組織了一系列的小型音樂(lè)會(huì)，讓青年歌唱家有機(jī)會(huì)在友善且歡慶的環(huán)境中演出。總的說(shuō)來(lái)，餐廳頂樓被改造成了獨(dú)唱區(qū)域，可容納60人落座，但由于空間有限，伴奏者演奏的是

Joan:Everyone knows the famous line from Shakespeare, “If music be the food of love, play on!”I always feel that great musical performances are like great meals.

Valery:Centuries ago, rich people sitting in the boxes could bring their own feasts (and wine too!) to opera houses.

Joan:Most recently, I was introduced to a wonderful recital series that combines great food, great wine and great music.

Valery:I guess if it includes food and wine, it must take place in a restaurant!

Joan:Not just any restaurant, but a truly historic one in Barcelona! Restaurant 7 Portes (meaning “7 doors”)opened in 1836 and by the early 20th century it was known as a meeting place for artists and intellectuals,journalists and politicians.

Valery:Pablo Picasso used to live nearby. Whenever he ran up a big bill, he'd draw sketches as payment!

Joan:Maria Callas ate there too! Plácido Domingo often eats there after singing at the Gran Teatre di Liceu. And in the past seven years, the restaurant has hosted a recital series where young singers get a chance to perform in a friendly and festive environment. Basically, the top floor is converted into a recital space seating about 60, but電鋼琴（但那確實(shí)是我聽過(guò)最好型號(hào)的電鋼琴?。?。

巴塞羅那七扇門餐廳歷史悠久，許多藝術(shù)家、名人都紛紛到此用餐

小薇：所以說(shuō)，聽眾們先享用了豐盛美味的加泰羅尼亞傳統(tǒng)全套正餐，暢飲了餐廳的招牌酒，然后妥妥當(dāng)當(dāng)?shù)伛雎犚魳?lè)盛宴？

小瓊：我在12月初參加的這場(chǎng)盛宴有所不同。上臺(tái)的是葡萄牙女中音歌唱家海倫娜·萊蘇雷桑，約賽普·布福恩負(fù)責(zé)鋼琴伴奏。她演唱的華美詠嘆調(diào)，包括選自莫扎特《蒂托的仁慈》、亨德爾《阿里奧丹特》、羅西尼《灰姑娘》、古諾《薩?！贰⒈炔拧犊ㄩT》和圣-?！秴O與達(dá)麗拉》，除此之外還有“特別款待”。演出的組織者喬迪·馬達(dá)萊諾邀請(qǐng)其老師及顧問(wèn)羅杰·阿利爾（出版過(guò)許多歌劇相關(guān)書籍的作者）來(lái)介紹每首詠嘆調(diào)，調(diào)動(dòng)現(xiàn)場(chǎng)氣氛并闡述了自己的見解，幫助聽眾們進(jìn)一步欣賞這些音樂(lè)。

小薇：對(duì)于品嘗美味佳肴，我們會(huì)在兩道菜之間漱口來(lái)清潔我們的味蕾。阿利爾當(dāng)晚的介紹如同“漱口”一般，讓觀眾的耳朵保持“清新”。

小瓊：是的，我們享用了一頓南瓜湯、炸丸子、碎肉卷和魚的大餐后，還有雪葩作甜品。餐廳的工作人員非常尊重藝術(shù)家：在演出時(shí)段他們會(huì)暫停一切上餐服務(wù)！because of space limitations, the accompanist plays an electric piano (albeit the best model I've heard!)

Valery:So the audience ate a beautiful multi-course dinner of traditional Catalan food, drank lots of the restaurant's house wines, and then settled in for a musical feast?

Joan:The feast that I witnessed in early December had something more. The featured singer was the Portuguese mezzo-soprano Helena Ressurei??o, with Josep Buforn on the piano. Apart from her gorgeously singing arias from Mozart'sLa Clemenza di Tito, Handel'sAriodante, Rossini'sLa Cenerentola, Gounod'sSapho,Bizet'sCarmenand Saint-S?ens'Samson et Dalila,there was a “special treat.” The series' organizer Jordi Maddaleno invited his teacher and mentor Roger Alier(author of many books on opera) to introduce each of the arias, setting the mood and offering his own insight to help the audience appreciate the music even more.

Valery:For fancy meals, we cleanse our palates between courses to refresh our taste buds. Alier's introductions that evening “refreshed” the audience's ears.

Joan:Yes, after a meal of pumpkin soup, croquettes,cannelloni and fish, we had sorbet for dessert. The restaurant staff was so respectful of artists: during the performance they stopped all service!