几个月前,我因被委任为《留声机》杂志年度奖项的投票评审,出席了在伦敦举行的颁奖典礼,刚好坐在马丁·海尔(Martin Hoyle)先生旁边。这位同行很有来头:他不但是伦敦《乐》(Time Ouc)的歌剧评论家,也是《金融时报》的影评主笔。我们在典礼进行前后,谈得眉飞色舞。当他知道我在伦敦还有一天时间,便很客气地问我,有没有时间与他一起观看翌晚在科文特花园皇家歌剧院瓦格纳《女武神》新制作的首演。 A few months ago, I attended the awards ceremony in London just for being voted next year on the poll of the Gramophone Magazine, just next to Mr. Martin Hoyle. The colleague is very impressive: he is not only a critic of Time Ouc in London, but also a critic of the Financial Times. We talked about before and after the ceremony. When he knew I was in London for another day, I politely asked me if I had time to join him to watch the premiere of a new production of “Valkyries” in the Wagner Theater, Covent Garden, next night.