Xi'an,known for its 3000 years of history,has profound and great culture and history.In the October of 2017,the Shaanxi Grand Theater was finished,and the opera Turandot created by Puccini was performed as the opening show.Turandot has won a lot of praise among Xi’an audience,which further proved the art foundation of the ancient city.
西安，中华民族三千年历史的亲历者，早就独占超群绝伦的文化根基和历史资源。2017年10月，陕西大剧院落成，普契尼歌剧《图兰朵》作为开幕大戏在此演出，赢得极高评价之余，更夯实了古城的艺术根底。
Kong Xiangrui,one of the actors of Turandot,who was born and raised in Xi’an,has deep emotion of his home town.As an actor of drama and musical,Kong always keeps professional.Speaking of art,Kong has his own ideas about it.
在《图兰朵》众多的演员中，孔祥瑞，这位西安长大的小伙子，自小就将对家乡的情感深藏在古城的每一寸砖瓦墙楼中；而作为一名舞台剧、音乐剧演员，对待表演，他绝不含糊，细钻专业是本分；在如何看待艺术这件事上，他虽没有高举旗帜大唱赞歌，却也有一份自己的态度想要诉说。
The video is a conversation with art and life,and also with Kong himself.
这是一场他与艺术、生活的对话，也是一场与自己的交谈：
Turandot图兰朵
Turandot is one of the greatest opera created by the famous Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.It is also Puccini’s last work.Today,Puccini’s operas are the most performed in the world.
《图兰朵》是意大利著名作曲家贾科莫·普契尼最伟大的作品之一，也是他一生最后的作品。普契尼毕生都在探索戏剧与音乐中的情感，如今他的作品成为这个世界上演率最高的歌剧。
The opera's version of the story is set in China and involves Tartar Prince Calaf,who falls in love with the cold Chinese Princess Turandot.To obtain permission to marry her,a suitor has to solve three riddles,any wrong answer results in death.Calaf passes the test,but Turandot still refuses to marry him.He offers her a way out:if she is able to learn his name before dawn the next day,then at daybreak he will die…
《图兰朵》的故事讲述的是美丽的中国公主图兰朵残暴冷酷，她给所有前来求婚的异国王子出了三道谜语，只有猜出她三道谜语的人，才有机会娶她，如猜错便会被处死。流亡中国的鞑靼王子卡拉夫被公主的美貌吸引，前来应婚，并答对了所有问题。但图兰朵拒绝认输。卡拉夫于是给图兰朵出了一道谜题，要求公主在天亮前猜出他的名字，若猜对便可处死王子…
