U2 explain Spider-Man 'opera' U2解释蜘蛛侠“歌剧”
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Bono and The Edge have described their forthcoming Spider-Man musical as "dizzy" and "not a straight take on the myth".

Bono和The Edge形容他们即将到来的蜘蛛人演唱会“令人眩晕的”、“并非直接对神话的搬用”。

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U2 have written the lyrics and music for Turn Off The Dark

Turn Off The Dark, the production the Dublin band has written music and lyrics for, is set to open on Broadway in New York in 2010.

They also confirmed American actress Evan Rachel Wood would play the part of MJ and revealed more about the other characters.

Speaking to Radio 1's Edith Bowman, Bono said: "We've got a new villain2(坏人,恶棍), it's a girl. It's a very extraordinary role. We've taken it to a much more dizzy(晕眩的) place than you'd expect. We've got big tunes3. We're very proud of it."

Bono explained the characters won't be the same which appeared in comic(滑稽的,有趣的) or the film adaptations of the original Marvel4 comic series.

"Our Peter Parker is much more…not Kurt Cobain, but a kind of slacker(懒虫), a more kind of shy sort of guy," said Bono.

It touches on opera, it touches on rock 'n' roll. There are some real character driven songs as well, very unusual song types for us

The guitarist was keen not to describe the production, directed by Julie Taymor, as a musical, but rather an "opera".

"It is a new challenge. The thing is we don't really like musicals. Most musicals are really pants. They're really not very cool," said The Edge.

"It is much more like opera than a straight musical. We're actually not calling it a musical for that reason because we don't want to put people off.

"We just thought, 'Well if we're going to do this we should do something that knocks it out of the park and hits on every level with great tunes'."

Evan Rachel Wood, previously5 star of films like Thirteen and The Wrestler6, will play the role of MJ.

"She's the greatest actor of her generation, she's the one to watch," said Bono. "She happens to sing like a bird, it's like a true voice.

"She's a very pure spirit and a very bright mind and she brings the part of MJ to life really."

Despite their involvement in the writing the band said they will not appear themselves.

"We made one rule for ourselves though that we would never have Spider-Man singing. A guy singing in tights can't happen," joked The Edge.

U2, who recently performed two nights at London's Wembley Stadium, are currently touring the UK with their 360° tour.



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1 lyrics ko5zoz     
n.歌词
参考例句:
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
2 villain ZL1zA     
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
参考例句:
  • He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
  • The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。
3 tunes 175b0afea09410c65d28e4b62c406c21     
n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
参考例句:
  • a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
  • When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 marvel b2xyG     
vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事
参考例句:
  • The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
  • The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。
5 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前,先前(地)
参考例句:
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
6 wrestler cfpwE     
n.摔角选手,扭
参考例句:
  • The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
  • The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。
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