美国名人男音乐家科尔·波特2.docx

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1、美国名人男音乐家科尔波特2ColePorter,1891-1964:HeWroteSongsforBroadwayMusicalsandMoviesThatAreStillPopularTodayplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:24repeatByShelleyGollust2008-2-16VOICEONE:ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICETWO:ColePorterAndthisisSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywebringyouthesecondpartofourp

2、rogramaboutAmericansongwriterColePorter.Porterwrotehissongsfromthenineteentwentiestothenineteenfifties.Theycontinuetobepopulartoday.(MUSIC:AnythingGoes)VOICEONE:ThatwasarecordingofuAnythingGoes”,oneofColePortersmostfamoussongs.CarolineOConnorsingsitinthemovieaboutColePortercalled“De-Lovely.,KevinKli

3、neandAshleyJuddstarinthismovieaboutPorterslife,releasedintwothousandfour.ThetitleofthemovieisfromoneofPorterspopularsongs,“ItsDe-Lovely/Inthesong,Porterplayswithwordsthatstartwiththeletterd.RobbieWilliamssingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Aswesaidinourprogramlastweek,ColePorterwenttoliveinFranceinnineteen

4、sixteenbeforehebecamefamous.Hewasawealthyyoungmanwhowassmartandfunnyandknewhowtoenjoylife.Heandhiswife,Linda,becamewellknownfortheircostlyandexcitingparties.YetColePorterneverletotherpleasuresinterferewithwhathelovedmost-writingsongs.Heworkedhardonhissongs.Boththewordsandmusichadtobeperfect.VOICEONE

5、:Portergainedfameasamusicaltheaterwriterbytheearlynineteenthirties.HismusicalplayswereproducedinBroadwaytheatersinNewYorkCity.HehadanewmusicaleveryyearorsoduringtheyearsofAmericasgreateconomicdepression.Hiswordsandmusicgavepeopleafewhoursofpleasurableescapeduringdifficulttimes.Somecriticsstillconsid

6、eroneofPortersearlymusicalplays,uAnythingGoes,“tobehisbest.AnythingGoes”openedonBroadwayinnineteenthirty-four.ItstarredoneofPortersfavoritesingers,EthelMerman.Shesangasongthatbecamefamousimmediately.Itiscalled“IGetaKickOutofYou,ThatexpressionmeansIenjoybeingwithyou.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Foryears,Porterwas

7、BroadwaysKingCOIe.HismusicalplayswereveryColePortersuccessful.LaterzhewenttoLosAngeles,CaliforniaandwrotemusicforHollywoodmovies.Theywereverypopular,too.ColeandLindaPortertraveledallovertheworld.Theywerehappilymarriedmostofthetime.ButColePorterwashomosexual.Hehadsexwithmen.Homosexualitywasbothaccept

8、edandforbiddeninhighsocietyatthattime.Loveaffairsbetweenmenwerenotexactlysecret.Yettheycouldneverbeadmittedpublicly.VOICEONE:Allhislife,ColePorterwrotesongsaboutlove,desireandpassion.Heincludedthenamesofforeigncountries,famouspeopleandcommentsoncurrentevents.Andhefilledhissongswithlittlejokesandhidd

9、enmeanings.Porterswordsstretchedthelimitsofwhatwassociallyacceptable.Theyspokedirectlyandindirectlyaboutsex.Theyadmittedthatloveisnotalwayspure.Itisoftenselfish.Anditrarelylastsforever.Porterwasnotevensurewhatlovereallyis.Hewondersaboutitinthissong,WhatIsThisThingCalledLove?,ItissungbyLemar.(MUSIC)V

10、OICETWO:ColePorteralsowrotesomeofthemostbeautifullovesongsever;fulloftrue,deepfeeling.Criticsconsider“EveryTimeWeSayGoodbye”tobeoneofhisfinestsongs.NatalieColesingsthesong.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-seven,ColePorterwasinjuredwhileridingahorse.Thehorseslidonamuddyhillandfellontopofhim.Hislegswe

11、recrushed.ColePorterspenttherestofhislife,twenty-sevenyears,disabledandinseverepain.Yethecontinuedwritingwonderfulsongs,musicalplaysandmovies.Innineteenforty-eight,hewrotewhatsomeconsiderhisgreatestwork.Itwasamusicalplaycalled“KissMe,Kate.,ItwasbasedonWilliamShakespearesplay,“TheTamingoftheShreW.But

12、ittakesplaceInmoderntimes,amongagroupofactors.TheplaywasproducedagainonBroadwayinnineteenninety-nine.Oneofthemostfamoussongsinthemusicaliscalled“TooDarnHot.,Itisafunnysongabouthowharditistobeinterestedinloveinreallyhotweather.StanleyWayneMathissingsitin“KissMe,Kate.,(MUSIC:TooDarnHot)VOICETWO:ColePo

13、rterhadanotherhitshowinnineteenfifty-three,called“Cancan.Itwashisfinalplay.Thatsameyear,Porterswife,Lindazdied.Porterwasverysad,andincreasinglydisabledbyhisoldinjury.Hediedattheageofseventy-threeinnineteensixty-four.Innineteenninety-one,AmericacelebratedtheonehundredthanniversaryofColePortersbirth.S

14、pecialconcertscelebratedhismusic.Newrecordingswereissued.Jazzsingersandsymphonyorchestrasrecordedhissongs.Sodidseveralrock-and-rollartists.Theymadearecordingandspecialmusicvideotohonorhim.AllthemoneyearnedfromtherecordingandvideowasgiventoresearchonAIDS,AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndrome.AIDSisadiseas

15、ethatwasfirstdiscoveredamonghomosexualmen.VOICEONE:Today,ColePorterssongsarestillvaluedfortheirbeauty,humorandintelligence.Andfortheirunexpectedjokesandwordplay.Theyshinelikejewels,onecriticwrote.Theyareshotthroughwithlovethatsometimesfeelslikepain.ThereseemslittledoubtthatColePorterssongswillcontinuetobesung.Theywillmakeuslaugh.Theywillmakeuscry.Andtheywilltouchthedeepesttruthsofouremotions.(MUSIC:NightandDay)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndthisisFaithLapidus.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.

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