爱丁堡国际艺术节(1).pdfVIP

文化背景 烈日炎炎，如何逃离酷暑？不如来到盛夏也凉爽宜人的英国苏格兰首府爱丁堡，在雄伟的城堡 脚下和古典建筑之间，享受一场绝妙的视听艺术盛宴。 EdinburghEdinburgh InternationalInternational FestivalFestival The Edinburgh International Festival is an unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, for 3 weeks in August each year. Packed into just over 3 weeks are superb examples of artistic expression from around the world, with performances of top class opera, theatre, dance and classical music. In 1947, Rudolf Bing at the time General Manager of the Glyndebourne Opera, Henry Harvey Wood from the British Council and leaders from Edinburgh banded together to collate a festival programme of music and drama. Tasked with the job of encouraging the “flowering of the human spirit”in post-war Scotland, and in the decades since, it has cultivated a veritable garden of human creativity. At the centre was the Edinburgh International Festival itself, which in turn inspired many of Edinburgh’s other festivals to establish their own presences—all helping to earn the Scottish capital its nickname, the Festival City. From the beginning, the organizers of the Edinburgh International Festival encouraged artists not part of the official programme to come to Edinburgh and perform. It was from these performances that The Edinburgh Festival Fringe was born, and even more diverse festivals followed. Now, Edinburgh is the proud host to twelve major festivals and a yearlong schedule— making this truly the festival city! 参考译文： 爱丁堡国际艺术节是一个无与伦比的表演艺术庆典，每年8 月举行，为期3周。在短短3周多的时间里，能看到来自世界各地 高质量的艺术表现形式，包括顶级歌剧、戏剧、舞蹈和古典音乐表 演。 1947年，时任格莱德堡歌剧院经理鲁道夫·宾、英国文化协会 的亨利·哈维·伍德和爱丁堡的领导人们联合整理出了一个关于音 乐和戏剧的节日方案。 该方案的目的是在战后的苏格兰鼓励“人类精神之花的绽