“艾爾。迪瓦”樂隊把流行樂曲與傳統歌劇演唱完美結合
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. 
來自世界各地的歌手一起演唱傳統的古典音樂的時候將會發生什麼樣的碰撞？這個問題在2001年英國著名音樂製作人賽文。科維爾已提出過。賽文。科維爾希望創立一個演唱隊來縮短傳統的古典音樂與流行歌曲之間的鴻溝。他曾舉辦過國際性的古典音樂來招賢納才，廣泛蒐羅人才達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，科維爾蒐羅人才一事宣告終結。他已從西班牙，美國，法國和瑞士等國找到四位年青的帥歌手。這四位帥哥男生就成爲“艾爾。迪瓦”演唱樂隊。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. 
演唱樂隊的傳統古典演唱風格深深吸引那些不喜歡傳統歌劇演唱的聽衆。他們將舊的古典演唱與現代流行歌曲柔合成一種強烈的古典演唱腔調。這種歌劇式的演唱與現代流行曲表演唱柔合的演唱風格被稱之爲“流行與古典演唱”。這種演唱技巧，它模糊了傳統與現代流行音樂的界線。“艾爾。迪瓦”樂隊用英語、意大利語、法語和西班牙等四國語言來進行演唱。
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.
該樂隊發行首張特輯，在全世界範圍內銷量達5百萬張，雄踞13個國家的音樂排行榜之首。在2005年他們出版發行第二張特輯“安科拉”。
Word band
Bridge the gap(idiom) 搭起橋樑；縮短距離或差距
The government is working on ways to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
Extensive(adj)廣泛的；大規模的
After Hurricane Katrina, people made an extensive effort to clean up New Orleans.
Dub (v) 被稱爲
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) 選秀；覓才
Wnen Beverly was young, she competed in many talent serches to become a famous dance.
Muisc charts (n pl) 音樂排行榜
This song is very popular;;it’s been No. 1 on the music charts for a whole month!