幕启·三十

简愤愤地转向加文：“It is you who asked me to play the white swan. For so long, you find an outsider to say I'm not suitable?”

威廉姆斯先生却说：“As far as I know, Mr Smith just wants you to play the black swan. Yes, you are suitable for playing black swan. But you shouldn't volunteer to play the white swan. You're a little... Overestimating yourself. Sorry, my tone may be too heavy.”

简气得在台上直跺脚。可是，她似乎不再敢反驳威廉姆斯先生。

梁皖妮听到威廉姆斯这个姓氏，觉得自己已经知道他是谁了。

是Bert Williams。

这是个在歌剧界无人不知、无人不晓的名字。说起他的代表作，真的很难从他参演的作品中挑选出来。他对剧本有极高的要求，情愿很长时间不上台，也不愿意将就。

如今，他已经很少上台了。不过，依然有很多剧院、剧团邀请他对新作进行指导。

梁皖妮在牛津大学还未毕业的时候，听过他的讲座。

当时，梁皖妮激动而又有点害羞地提问：“What prompted you to become an opera actor?”

伯特微笑着反问她：“What prompted you to choose acting?”

梁皖妮纠结了一下回答：“It seems that nothing in my life prompted me to choose acting as my major. I think I've always wanted to be an actress since I can remember. Maybe it's an innate obsession.”

伯特继续笑着：“Oh, I envy you. Your dreams are born, not cultivated the day after tomorrow.”

受后天培养，本来是很老套的一种说法。但是经过伯特这样一互动，就有趣了起来。

后来，莉迪娅说，伯特去看了梁皖妮等人的排练。梁皖妮遗憾没有早点知道，错过了交流请教的机会。

不过现在，机会似乎又来了。

梁皖妮气定神闲而又自信地向舞台走去，边走边说：“Mr Williams, Maybe I can give Miss Stephens some reference.”

这个声音，是在场的人都没有预料到的。