A thriller with exciting music, opera’s best villain (反派主角) and an unforgettable ending, Tosca will keep you on
the edge of your seat. A must-see if you love stories full. of action, films about love and war, amazing choral
music.
The Magic Flute
9-16 November 2024, Geelong Arts Centre
Start an exciting journey and meet many amazing characters in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. A must-see if you love
adventure stories, famous music, happy endings, opera performed in English.Watershed:
The Death of Dr Duncan
14-16 June 2024, Sydney Opera House
An impressive new operatic work by some of Australia’s most celebrated creative talents, bringing a real-
life tragedy, and eventual triumph ( 巨大成功), to the stage. A must-see if you love choral music, stories of
triumph over adversity, visually stunning and physically thrilling productions.
11.Which event lasts the longest?
A.Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan. B.Tosca.
C.The Magic Flute. D.West Side Story.
12.What do Tosca and Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan have in common?
A.Both involve choral music. B.Both have happy endings.
C.Both are based on real life. D.Both will be held in Margaret Court Arena.
13.Which event will attract people interested in Mozart’s music?
A.West Side Story. B.Tosca.
C.The Magic Flute. D.Watershed: The Death of Dr. Duncan.
B
Climbing, I once thought, was a very manly activity, but as I found my way into this activity, I came to see
that something quite different happens on the rock.
Like wild swimming, rock climbing involves you into the landscape. On the rock, I am fully focused. Eyes
pay close attention, ears are alert, and hands move across the surface. Unlike walking, where I could happily
wander about absent-mindedly, in climbing, attentive observation is essential.
As an arts student studying English literature, I discovered a new type of reading from outdoor climbing.
Going out on to the crags ( 悬 崖 ), I saw how you could learn to read the rocks and develop a vocabulary of
physical movements. Good climbers knew how to adjust their bodies on to the stone. Watching them, I wanted to
possess that skillful “language”.
My progress happened when I worked for the Caingorms National Park Authority. Guiding my explorations
into this strange new landscape was Nan Shepherd, a lady too. Unlike the goal-directed mindset of many
mountaineers, she is not concerned with peaks or personal achievement. Shepherd sees the mountain as a total
environment and she celebrates the Caingorms as a place alive with plants, rocks, animals and elements. Through
her generous spirit and my own curiosity, I saw that rock climbing need not be a process of testing oneself against
anything. Rather, the intensity of focus could develop a person into another way of being.
Spending so much time in high and stony places has transformed my view on the world and our place in it. I
have come into physical contact with processes that go way beyond the everyday. Working with gravity, geology
(地质学), rhythms of weather and deep time, I gain an actual relationship with the earth. This bond lies at the heart
of my passion for rock climbing. I return to the rocks, because this is where I feel in contact with our land.
14.Why does the author like rock climbing?