He is one of the representative singers of the light lyric tenor on the opera stage in the world today, and is known as the Chinese version of "Florets". In the opera "The Girl in the Army", there were 19 consecutive High Cs, which are still fresh in people's minds.
The name Shi Yijie has appeared on countless international stages such as the Teatro la Fenice, the Teatro San Carlo, the Opera Florentine, and the Vienna State Opera in Austria. Today, his connection with Shenzhen is getting closer and closer: academic director of opera and vocal music at the School of Music of the University of Chinese, Shenzhen, special guest of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra for the 2021-2022 music season, candidate of "Shenzhen Top Ten Youth"... In 2021, Shi Yijie settled in Longgang District and officially became a Shenzhen native.
From "Singers in Europe" to "New Shenzhen People", Shi Yijie's performance focus has gradually tilted towards China, and has also brought international standards to Pengcheng. Approaching the age of confusion, Shi Yijie feels that she is "younger": "I seem to be deeply infected by the new youth of Shenzhen, in addition to their persistence, they also have a tenacity, they will not give up immediately when they encounter setbacks, but will transform failure into a driving force for success, and develop their careers better through their own hard work." ”
Since about ten years ago, Because of various performances, Shi Yijie has often traveled to and from Shenzhen. "I remember very clearly that I took the subway once and was deeply touched by the orderly order of public places in Shenzhen. All along, Shenzhen's urban planning and construction have been doing well, which is convenient and fast and the scenery is pleasant. ”
The public green spaces of the city's financial centers such as Shenzhen Civic Park and Shenzhen Bay Park are the places where he can often take a quiet rest; wandering in the central cultural areas of Shenzhen Book City, Shenzhen Concert Hall, Shenzhen Museum and so on, he remembered the Central Park in Manhattan, New York.
His relationship with the University of Chinese in Hong Kong began in 2020. "When I came to the Shenzhen Vocal Music Season as a mentor, I heard the news that the Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen) Conservatory of Music was going to be organized here." The following year, he settled in Longgang District through talent introduction, and began to teach at the School of Music of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, as the Academic Director of Opera and Vocal Music.
His other "Shenzhen business card" is the resident artist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. At the same time, he is also a "regular visitor" to shenzhen's major performance venues and cultural exchange activities: "Shenzhen Symphony is the top symphony orchestra in China, like Shenzhen Concert Hall and Shenzhen Poly Theater are well-known in the matrix of performance venues in the country, so Shenzhen's positioning in domestic music venues is naturally leading." ”
In recent years, Shi Yijie has seen the rapid development of Shenzhen literature and art - the establishment of professional music colleges, the construction of a number of large cultural venues, the Shenzhen Opera House under construction, Longgang large-scale cultural complex, etc.; the city and districts actively hold major music activities, such as the Shenzhen "Belt and Road" International Music Season, Shenzhen Vocal Music Season he has participated in several times.
"The highly developed economy will make people slowly turn to the desire for spiritual culture, so I firmly believe that the future of Shenzhen literature and art is full of dawn, and there will be a broader and better stage here, so that talents in the field of culture and art can play a greater role." He hoped that Shenzhen would continue to attract more foreign first-class artists and musicians, making Shenzhen a veritable world-class international emerging metropolis.
"In a beautiful urban environment, Shenzhen presents a very young and energetic state, and the operation of the whole city is also very efficient, which can be said to be vigorous", in Shi Yijie's view, as an immigrant city, there is no common regional differences and social contradictions here, everyone is well integrated, "tolerance, innovation of these urban characteristics, have a helpful and supporting effect on young people." ”
In his heart, the new youth means to be active and enterprising, persistently pursuing dreams, full of passion but truth-seeking and pragmatic.
And this is exactly what he has seen in countless young people who have come to work hard: persistence, and a tenacity, not giving up when encountering setbacks, turning failure into the motivation to succeed. "After joining Shenzhen, I seem to be deeply infected by the new youth of Shenzhen and seem to have become younger." He laughed.
As a "new Shenzhen native" and education practitioner, he feels a responsibility: to lead the younger generation through art and music.
He said that the influence of art on young people's values and outlook on life is directly rooted in the soul. We come from a very long and thick historical and cultural tradition, so that young people can determine the identity of their own identity through the identification with Chinese cultural traditions and spirits, in order to obtain self-worth identity from their own behavior activities, and finally establish a self-confidence beyond the limitations of time and space, so that they are getting closer and closer to the goal of creating a cultural power.
"As a teacher, it is my job to preach and teach and educate people." Shi Yijie hopes to cultivate more outstanding musical talents in the teaching of the Conservatory of Music, help them become independent musicians, artists, and even masters in the professional field in the future, and be able to send the best musicians to Shenzhen, the whole country, and even the world.
"Here, cities and people go hand in hand. I also hope that in the future, we can continue to provide a good development platform and social security for young people, and a steady stream of young people will make the city forever young. ”
【Co-ordination/Planning】Zhang Wei
[Reporter] Guo Yue
【Poster】Zhao Fengyi
【Author】 Guo Yue
【Source】 Southern Press Media Group South + client