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Barcelona's opera house has celebrated its reopening to the public since the novel coronavirus pandemic (新冠疫情) put the world into a huge horror, but their opening night had an unusual audience. For its first concert, the theater refused the usual crowd of people and instead packed the house with plants. Yes, that's correct. All 2,292 seats at the Gran Teatre del Liceu were occupied by leafy green plants.
The idea was put forward by conceptual artist Eugeno Ampudia and the concert was broadcast live on the theater's website. These lucky ficus trees, palms, and Swiss cheese plants—which were brought in by local nurseries (苗圃)—got the pleasure of hearing Puccini's Crisantemi performed by the UceLi Quartet string musical group.
Ampudia hopes that his idea and the work will inspire people to think more deeply about their relationship with nature and the concept of sustainability (可持续性). “We are at the end of an era and that means that we have to change certain patterns,” he shares. “We don't live in the same world as 90 days ago, and this means we have to reflect on everything that we do.”
As plants can respond to different vibrations (震动) caused by music, they certainly weren't a passive audience—even if they weren't able to give applause. Now that the concert is over, each plant will be given to a different frontline health care worker who helped guide the country through its battle with the coronavirus.
The moving concert is a continuation of the Liceu's mission to create a dialogue between music and the visual arts. Pictures and a video of the performance taken by Ampudia will now become part of La Caixa's contemporary (当代的) art collection.
1.What was the special part of the concert?
A.It had only 2,292 seats.
B.It made the world fall in horror.
C.It gave plants opportunities to enjoy music.
D.It welcomed the audience with plants.
2.Who gave the idea that the seats were occupied by leafy green plants?
A.Barcelona.
B.Eugeno Ampudia.
C.Gran Teatre del Liceu.
D.UceLi Quartet.
3.Which statement may Eugeno Ampudia agree with?
A.We didn't do very well in dealing with nature.
B.The health care workers were more important.
C.The plants should have the equal rights.
D.We did everything in a wrong way.
