1. Welcome to t q

2. Do you like music? What kind of music do you know about? Can you play a musical instrument?

3. Classical music Country music Rock and roll Hip- hop and rap blues Jazz Heavy metal music Light music F o l k m u s i c P o p m u s i c

4. Father of jazz Louis Amsrtong Do you like jazz? What’s your feeling when listening to jazz? Do you know any famous jazz player? Pictures talk j

5. Chinese opera S

6. Do you know the girl? What is she famous for? Chen Mei

7. Chen Mei plays excellent violins and has performed all over many countries. She makes the violin culture special. v

8. What else has Zhang Yimou directed besides films?

9. 1.What is Turandot? 2.Who wrote Turandot? 3.Was the performance indoors or outdoors? Fast reading

10. 1.Why does the writer think that the Forbidden City is a good setting for Turandot? 2.What kind of person is Turandot? 3. What happened to the prince who could not answer the princess’s riddles? 4.What does Calaf say will happen if Turandot can guess his name by sunset? 5. What has Turandot’s father promised her? 6. How many times will Turandot be staged in the Fobidden City? 7. Who took part in this performance of Turandot ? 8. What were the key ingredients for the production of this opera?

11. ⑴ Who is the conductor of the opera “Turando”? A.Zhang Yimou B. Giacomo Puccini C.Zubin, Metha D. Kristjan Johannsson

12. ⑵ Who wrote Turandot and when was it written? A. Giacomo Puccini, in 1924 B. Giacomo Puccini’s former student, in 1924 C. Zubin Mehta, in the 1990s D. Sharon Sweet, in the 1990s

13. ⑶ When was Turandot staged in Beijing? A. in 1924 B. in the twenty first century C. in the 1990s D. in 1998 ⑷ How does the writer think of the opera? A. terrible B. moving C. boring D. amazing

14. correctly. be upset by…; by sunrise do not have to

15. After--- kiss, win one’s affection. say ----aloud, leave----in one’s hands

16. marry, celebrate

17. Main characters of the story Setting Plot Turandot— Calaf— Liu — Beijing’s Forbidden City The story takes on __________________ _________________________________ _____________________. Liu loves Calaf, but Calaf has fallen in love with Turandot. Because Turandot___________________ ___________, she declares that anyone who wants to marry her must answer her _____________. If the one cannot answer these questions, he will_____________. a Chinese princess ； a prince ； Calaf’s father’s young slave the classic love triangle of the three main characters Turandot, Calaf and Liu does not want to get married three questions be killed

18. Director Conductor Actors and actresses Zhang Yimou Zubin Mehta, an internationally famous conductor born in India Sharon Sweet— Turandot; Barbara Hendricks—Liu; Kristjan Johannsson—Calaf; other singers and musicians from abroad and China