Oprah Winfrey stood alone within the Sphere, striving to make sense of everything she had witnessed following U2's opening-night performance in 2023.
歐普拉·溫芙蕾孑然佇立於Sphere之中,竭力梳理她在2023年U2開幕夜演出後所目睹的一切。
The multisensory spectacle left the media queen profoundly awestruck, and thereupon a notion took root in her mind: could she harness the venue's pioneering 4D capabilities to help others realise their fullest potential?
這場多感官盛事令這位媒體女王深受震懾,於是她心中萌生了一個念頭:她能否借助這座球體場館開創性的4D功能,襄助他人盡展其最高潛能?
"You could frame this technology as a visual, immersive experience that enables people to delve more profoundly into themselves and depart with a sense of awe and wonder at the meaning of life," the media mogul remarked.
「你可以將這項技術構築為一種視覺化、沉浸式的體驗,使人們得以更深入地探掘自我,並帶著對生命意義的敬畏與驚嘆離去,」這位媒體大亨說道。
Her empire was built principally upon inspiring the audiences of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
她的帝國主要奠基於激勵《歐普拉·溫芙蕾秀》的觀眾之上。
"I am keenly aware that there is far more potential, and that this greater potential can genuinely help people perceive themselves in radically different ways.
「我深知尚有更多可能,而這更多可能著實能助益人們以迥異的方式審視自身。
It has the capacity to become an unbelievably magnificent, spectacular experience."
它有可能成為一場令人難以置信的壯麗奇觀體驗。」
This original concept thus gave rise to "Oprah Winfrey's AHA," scheduled to make its grand debut from April 2 to 4 at Sphere, a state-of-the-art Las Vegas venue that cost 2.3 billion US dollars to build.
這個原初的構想,遂孕育出「歐普拉·溫芙蕾的AHA」,訂於4月2日至4日,假一座斥資23億美元、堪稱最先進的拉斯維加斯場館Sphere隆重登場。
The venue has successively hosted performances by the Backstreet Boys, Phish, the Eagles, and No Doubt—as well as the widely popular cinematic experience of The Wizard of Oz.
該場館曾先後迎來新好男孩、Phish、老鷹合唱團與不要懷疑樂團的演出——以及廣受歡迎的《綠野仙蹤》電影體驗。
This two-hour live extravaganza will be headlined by Winfrey and will feature a coterie of special guests and performers, including multiple Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier, poet and author Ocean Vuong, musician Arooj Aftab, and gospel singer Wintley Phipps.
這場歷時兩小時的現場盛會將由溫芙蕾領銜擔綱,並邀集特別嘉賓與表演者共襄盛舉,陣容囊括多次葛萊美獎得主雅各·柯利爾、詩人兼作家王鷗行、音樂家阿吉特,以及福音歌手溫特利·菲普斯。
The all-star collaborators who worked alongside Winfrey to orchestrate this experience encompass Oscar-nominated composer Max Richter, Grammy-nominated musicians Jason White and Jon Hopkins, playwright and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Tarell Alvin McCraney, and Es Devlin, the stage designer behind Beyoncé's "Formation" and "Renaissance" world tours.
與溫芙蕾協力擘劃此一體驗的全明星合作者,則涵蓋奧斯卡提名作曲家馬克斯·李希特、葛萊美提名音樂家傑森·懷特與強·霍普金斯、劇作家兼麥克阿瑟「天才獎」得主塔雷爾·阿爾文·麥克雷尼,以及操刀碧昂絲「Formation」與「Renaissance」世界巡演舞台設計的艾斯·德夫林。
Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public on September 25.
門票定於9月25日向公眾發售。
It has been fifteen years since Winfrey brought her iconic talk show to a close; just last week, the program celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its syndication across the United States.
距離溫芙蕾為她那檔標誌性脫口秀畫下句點,已然十五載;該節目甫於上周慶祝其在美國聯合播出屆滿四十周年。
Since then, she has devoted herself tirelessly to her podcast venture, her role as chief executive of the eponymous OWN television network, and an ever-proliferating array of tours and live events.
此後,她始終孜孜矻矻於其播客事業、其同名OWN電視網執行長一職,以及層出不窮的巡迴與現場活動。
At seventy-two, an age at which most people have gladly embraced retirement, Winfrey is nonetheless not yet prepared to slow down entirely.
值此七十二歲、芸芸眾生多已欣然擁抱退休生活之際,溫芙蕾卻仍未準備好全然放慢腳步。
"I had thought about sitting behind the gate picking roses," Winfrey quipped.
「我曾思忖過,坐在大門後方採擷玫瑰,」溫芙蕾戲言道。
"In reality, I've been granted another formidable decade.
「實則,我又迎來了強勁的十年。
I feel the urgency of time, sensing that I have something I urgently need to express... and with all these collaborators helping me articulate it in a more powerful, more extraordinary, more immersive way, that is the gift I dedicate to these remaining ten years."
我感受到時間的迫切性,自覺有話亟待傾吐……而借助所有這些合作者,助我以更具力量、更為非凡、更富沉浸感的方式加以表達,便是我為這剩餘十年所奉獻的禮物。」
Even though she no longer greets millions of television viewers day after day, Winfrey's influence remains far from negligible.
縱使她已不再日復一日地向數百萬電視觀眾致意,溫芙蕾的影響力依舊不容小覷。
Her book club remains the Holy Grail that authors ardently covet, and any product that manages to secure a place on her "Favorite Things" list can be enough to reverse a company's fortunes; politicians, too, still vie for her endorsement.
她的讀書會仍是作家們汲汲以求的聖杯,但凡產品得以躋身她「最愛事物」清單之列,便足以扭轉一家公司的命運;政治人物亦仍競相爭取她的背書。
"I believe I was granted this opportunity because you know full well that I am adept at making the most of it, and that I understand how I ought to conduct myself.
「我認為我之所以獲得這個契機,是因為你深知我諳熟如何善加運用它,我明白該當如何行事。
Yet this question has never ceased to weigh upon my mind: why was it I who received such a bestowal?
然而我始終縈懷此一疑問:何以是我蒙受此般賦予?
It dawned on me what an inordinately precious opportunity this was, and that I must under no circumstances take it for granted," the philanthropist remarked.
我幡然領悟,此乃何等彌足珍貴的機遇,我斷不應將其視為理所當然,」這位慈善家說道。
To this day she still keeps a daily journal, filled with entries of gratitude for all that she has accomplished.
她至今仍每日書寫日記,其中滿載著對自身一切成就的感念之記。
She hopes that the participants of "AHA" will likewise be profoundly inspired to make the most of the opportunities that come their way.
她期盼「AHA」的參與者亦能深受啟發,善用他們各自的機遇。
Maya Angelou once said, "Baby, I can see why you are where you are, because you have always answered that call."
瑪雅·安傑盧曾言:「寶貝,我能洞悉你何以置身於你如今所在之處,蓋因你始終順從那召喚。」
She said this as she recalled her conversation with that poet and literary giant.
她追憶與這位詩人暨文學巨擘的對話時如是說道。
"This is the message I want to convey to everyone: everyone receives this call.
「此即我欲傳達予眾人之訊息:人人皆蒙此召喚。
If you answer that call, if you surrender to that call, you will be led to a higher place far beyond anything you ever imagined."
倘若你順從那召喚,倘若你臣服於那召喚,你將被引領至遠超你曾想像的更高境地。」