坎耶·韦斯特（Kanye West）于本月首演歌剧

作者：梅姐发布时间：2019-12-02

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坎耶·韦斯特（Kanye West）正在扩大他的曲目范围，包括歌剧，并于周日在洛杉矶首映了一部名为《尼布甲尼撒》的新作品。

韦斯特在推特上发布了艺术作品，宣布了新作品，该作品将在周末的周日合唱团合唱中播放音乐，因为加利福尼亚南部的好莱坞碗场地表示门票将在周一开售。

由意大利表演艺术家凡妮莎·比克罗夫特（Vanessa Beecroft）执导的歌剧的确切描述尚不清楚，但标题表明该歌剧将聚焦于以其名字命名的古代巴比伦国王。

韦斯特在宣传他最近发行的福音专辑和Imax电影《耶稣是国王》时，对苹果音乐进行了广泛采访，讨论了尼布甲尼撒。

这位轻率的说唱歌手在最近几个月摆脱了无数的角色，以展现自己是出生的福音和说唱织布工，再次描述了这位古代统治者是如何激发他的，并说他们都被诊断出患有躁郁症。

韦斯特说：“尼布甲尼撒被诊断出患有躁郁症，他仍然是国王。”

“所以不仅我被诊断出患有精神疾病，而且精神疾病还被用来……洗劫我，控制我。”

圣经没有明确提及“双相情感障碍”这个现代术语，但但以理书确实将尼布甲尼撒描述为经历了一段精神不稳定和令人困扰的梦境。

一些批评家将韦斯特的圣经转变与他的小报完美爆发联系起来，

这位获得格莱美奖的演员公开谈论了他与躁郁症的斗争，并在今年的脱口秀节目主持人大卫·莱特曼（David Letterman）中说：“当我加速前进时，我感到与宇宙的联系越来越紧密。”

“这就像大脑扭伤，就像脚踝扭伤一样。如果某人的脚踝扭伤，您就不会再向他施加压力了。有了我们，一旦我们的大脑达到扭伤的程度，人们就会竭尽全力更糟。”

Kanye West is expanding his repertoire to include opera, premiering a new production entitled Nebuchadnezzar in Los Angeles on Sunday.

West tweeted art announcing the new production that will feature music from his Sunday Service choir over the weekend, as southern California's Hollywood Bowl venue said tickets would go on sale Monday.

Exactly what the opera, which is directed by Italian performance artist Vanessa Beecroft, will depict is unclear, but the title suggests it will focus on the ancient Babylonian king it's named for.

West had discussed Nebuchadnezzar in a wide-ranging interview with Apple music while promoting his recently released gospel album and Imax film, Jesus Is King.

The mercurial rapper, who in recent months has shed his myriad personas to reveal himself as a born-again weaver of gospel and rap, described how the ancient ruler had inspired him, saying they had both been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

"Nebuchadnezzar was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and he was still king," West said.

"So not only was I diagnosed with mental illness, but mental illness was something that was used to... wash me out, to control me."

The Bible does not explicitly mention "bipolar disorder," a modern term, but the book of Daniel does describe Nebuchadnezzar as experiencing a period of mental instability and troubling dreams.

Some critics link West's biblical shift to his tabloid-perfect outbursts, brush with politics and struggles with mental health in recent years.

The Grammy-winning performer has openly discussed his battle with bipolar disorder, telling talk show host David Letterman this year: "I feel a heightened connection with the universe when I'm ramping up."

"It's like a sprained brain, like having a sprained ankle. And if someone has a sprained ankle, you're not going to push on him more. With us, once our brain gets to a point of spraining, people do everything to make it worse."