点评:The Overton Park Shell, formerly called the Levitt Shell, Shell Theater and Memphis Open Air Theater, is an open-air amphitheater and museum located at 1928 Poplar Avenue in Memphis' Overton Park. Built in 1936 as part of FDR's New Deal, it was modeled after similar shells in Chicago, New York and St. Louis. Of 27 band shells constructed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), it is one of only a few that still remain. It is best known as the venue where Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert on July 30, 1954. Presley opened for headliner Slim Whitman and performed what music historians described as the first-ever rock and roll show. In the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, the Overton Park Shell was saved from demolition on three occasions. After completion of state-of-the-art renovations in 2008, free concerts once again held in the Shell. Today, concerts are conducted on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the spring and fall. On weekends in the summer, the Shell presents free concert films for the public.
翻译:奥弗顿公园露天剧场(Overton Park Shell),原名莱维特露天剧场(Levitt Shell)、贝壳剧场(Shell Theater)和孟菲斯露天剧场(Memphis Open Air Theater),是一座位于孟菲斯奥弗顿公园波普勒大道1928号的露天圆形剧场兼博物馆。它建于1936年,是罗斯福新政的一部分,其设计仿照了芝加哥、纽约和圣路易斯的类似剧场。在公共事业振兴署(WPA)建造的27座露天剧场中,它是仅存的几座之一。它最著名的是猫王埃尔维斯·普雷斯利于1954年7月30日在此举办了他的首场付费演唱会。普雷斯利为压轴嘉宾斯利姆·惠特曼暖场,并表演了被音乐史学家称为史上第一场摇滚乐演出的节目。在20世纪60年代、70年代和80年代,奥弗顿公园露天剧场曾三次险遭拆除。经过2008年的现代化改造,壳牌剧场再次举办免费音乐会。如今,春秋两季的周四、周五、周六和周日都会举办音乐会。夏季的周末,壳牌剧场则会向公众免费放映音乐会影片。