The world and life in the eyes of cats —— The musical appreciation of the opera Cat is a comprehensive aesthetic stage consumption art, its formation and development is only 100 years old, and it has not been introduced to China for a long time. Simply put, it is a popular performing art that integrates drama, music and dance. Musicals are characterized by comprehensiveness, modernity, pluralism, flexibility and commercial operation. Musical music creation is different from other forms of stage performance art and has its own characteristics and laws. The musical Cat is a household name. Since it first came to China to perform, it immediately caused a whirlwind of musicals in developed cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, and the audience was attracted by its unique stage setting, humorous and vivid performances and fascinating stories. I was lucky enough to watch Cats in the college aesthetic education class, and I was deeply impressed after reading it. The actor's wonderful performance brought the audience into the wonderful world of Jericho cats. Of course, the most unforgettable thing about this play is the wonderful music. It is these different styles and highly unified music that push the plot to a climax again and again, so that the audience can fully integrate into the plot and enter the wonderful fairy world while being surprised and excited. 1. The musical "The Status of Cats" is one of Lloyd Webber's most successful works, and it is also the longest-running musical in London and Broadway. The play premiered at the New London Theatre in West End of London on May 198 1 2002. 1983, Cat won seven Tony awards, including the best musical. Cat is not only a musical full of dynamic charm and flavor of the times, but also a musical full of philosophy of life and humanistic feelings. As someone said, this is a musical about "seeing the world and life through a cat's eyes". Second, the story of the musical "Cat" The story of "Cat" is very simple: the cats in Jericho hold a party every year, and all cats will choose a cat to ascend to heaven at this annual grand party. We know that cats have nine lives and can be born again after ascension. As a result, all kinds of cats appeared one after another, expressing themselves heartily and telling their stories with songs and dances, hoping to be selected. Finally, the once radiant but now extremely untidy "charming cat" touched all the cats present with a song "Memories" and became a cat that can ascend to heaven. "Charming cat" is the most important role in the whole play. She was the most beautiful cat house when she was young. She was tired of the cat family life and wandered outside, but when she returned to the cat family, she tasted the cold world and became an ugly old cat. The cat didn't want to accept the tramp who betrayed the cat family, and the whole cat family was very hostile to her. She calmed the hostility of all cats with a song "Memories" and aroused people's deep sympathy and pity for her. The "leader cat" is the leader of cats. He is very old and has read many poems. In the whole tribe, he is highly respected and most respected and loved. Usually it rarely appears in the cat's house, and the daily affairs are handled by the young "hero cat". But at the annual dance, the leader cat will definitely come, because only he is qualified to choose the reborn cat. "Rock cats are rock stars and playboys among cats. His songs are also arrogant rock music. "Rock Cat" is a tall, strong and explosive adult male cat with great male charm. He danced wildly in the spotlight and enjoyed the crazy infatuation of the female cats. Jemima, the kitten, is the smallest cat among cats. She is kind-hearted and compassionate. When Jiaomao sang Memories, it first resonated with her, and sang Jiaomao's melody in a sweet and bright voice, which made all cats show touching expressions. There are nanny cats, theater cats, rich cats, criminal cats, charming cats and hero cats. This group of various, different and anthropomorphic cats constitutes the world of cats. At the ball, they all showed their skills, sang, danced or played, and staged a thrilling "tragicomedy on earth", telling the theme of love and tolerance. Third, the dance element in the music Cat The dance in Cat is quite outstanding. There are not only lively tap dances, but also dignified and gorgeous ballet, as well as dynamic jazz dances and modern dances, which make the whole drama unrestrained and full of vitality. Beautiful dancing and difficult movements make us realize a kind of pure and flawless beauty. Lighthearted and lively tap dancing embodies the humorous personality characteristics of nanny cats. She is very friendly. She is always busy, doing some charity work for the cat family. So everyone likes her very much. Fourth, the musical element of the musical Cat The music of Cat is very moving, and the theme song Memory appeared four times before and after, which is a golden song that you can never get tired of listening to. It spread all over the world, became a contemporary classic song and won many awards. Now Memory has been closely linked with Cat, which has become the symbol of the play. V. Stage Art The most prominent feature of the drama Cat is the makeup of the characters. There are 36 cats in the play. In order to show the different status and personality characteristics of cats, their makeup is also different in shape and characteristics. Sixth, the plot summarizes the charm cat carrying everyone's blessings boarded the cloud nine and gained a new life. After enjoying this musical, the world of cats is a concentrated human society. The story of "cat" is a modern fable. The world is cold and human feelings are warm and cold, and everything is available.