"In this soft ribbon"

2. Tosca of Puccini

For Art, for Love and Falling Sky.

3. Puccini's Bohemia

"My name is Mimi."

4. Ghianni Schicci of Puccini

"Ah, my dear father"

5. Puccini's Turandot

"Princess, your cold heart"

6. Verdi's Aida

Aida in heaven, returning home in triumph, oh, my hometown.

7. Verdi's Bard

"Be alert! Be vigilant! " "She's in chains", and there's something wrong with the other one.

8. Verdi's The Power of Destiny

"Lord, please give peace."

9. Verdi's Don Carlo

Cursed beauty

Oberth's opera "Mistress Manon Leiskow" was written in 1856, which is a mature work of oberth. Its script is based on the true story of the novel Knight De Griot and Mistress Manon Leiskow by French writer Prel, which was published in Amsterdam in 173 1. The plot of Mistress Manon Leiskow tells that George and his mistress Manon Leiskow fell in love at first sight, and they eloped to Paris. Mistress Manon's cousin Leiskow and noble Bretigny rushed to Paris to pursue mistress Manon. In order to get his mistress Manon, Bretini broke up a pair of lovers by deviant means. Mistress Manon can't stand the temptation of money and wealth. After losing Glio, he followed Britti. Grio learned that his mistress Manon had changed her mind and entered the seminary. Mistress Manon rushed to the seminary, and their love rekindled. However, the dissolute finance minister George arrested George and his mistress Manon in the casino because he wanted revenge. Later, George was released under the mediation of his father, but his mistress Manon was exiled to the French colony Amelia. George finally met his terminally ill mistress, Manon. Mistress Manon confessed his infidelity to Leo. When they kissed, mistress Manon stopped breathing. "Our happiness came back to life.". This is a famous love tragedy. Although Aubert's works are not as famous as Puccini's and Masnai's works on the same subject, they have a tragic force of French legend.

1893, Puccini wrote an opera of the same name based on the French classic "Mistress Manon Lesgo", which was staged in Turin. Although this work is not as mature as the French composer J Massenet's opera of the same name, it marks the formation of the author's creative personality, artistic style and ideological tendency in many aspects. As the main representative of Italian realistic opera, Puccini devoted himself to expressing the feelings and destiny of ordinary people, truly exposing social inequality and injustice, and pinning his sympathy on those suffering little people with beautiful hearts. He most successfully created a series of female images full of emotion and tragedy. The structure of mistress Manon Lesgo is flexible and changeable, and a series of development means such as changeable recitation and orchestral interweaving are adopted, which strengthens the expressive force and status of the band, and the music is full of local color. This writer became famous from then on.

The three-act opera "Tosca" 1900 65438+ was staged in Rome on1October 24th. The script was adapted by Giacosa according to Chardeau's script, which is one of Puccini's four most famous operas. The plot is: 1800, the Roman painter Mario Cabala Dorsi was arrested and punished for covering the escape of political prisoner Angelaud. Opera actress Tosca fell madly in love with him. By executing Mario, police chief Scarpia forced Tosca to entrust himself to Mario. Tosca was forced to pretend to obey, and the police chief promised to fake the execution to release Mario. After getting the exit permit issued by the police chief, Tosca stabbed him while he was unprepared. At dawn, Mario was taken to the execution ground, and Tosca told him that it was just a fake execution. Unexpectedly, this was a trick played by the police chief, and Mario was really executed. She stabbed the director to death and finally committed suicide by jumping over the wall. Opera exposes the hypocrisy, greed and treachery of rulers and praises the noble sentiments of the oppressed.

The aria in the play is very famous. The following are Tosca's aria "For Art, For Love" and Cabala Dorsey's aria "Starry Sky". Among them, Starry Sky is the most famous aria in the play, which was sung by Cabala Dorsey in the third act. At dawn, he went to the guillotine and was about to be executed. You can see the Vatican and St. Paul's Cathedral in the distance. The sky is clear and the stars are shining. The dim light heralds the dawn. Cabala Dorsey sang deeply: "... sweet kisses and affectionate hugs, her beautiful face and figure under the veil, how scared I am ..." It is precisely because the author integrated the most abundant feelings into the perfect form that this aria will be passed down to future generations.

The Artist's Life is a four-act opera, also known as Bohemia and the Embroidery Mother, which was created by Jiakosa and Ilica. 1 896 February1toscanini premiered in Turin.

Plot: The poet Rudolph, the painter Masero, the musician Sona and the philosopher Colin live in a shabby attic in Paris. Although they are poor, they are full of confidence. One day, Rudolph happened to meet Mimi at home and fell in love at first sight. He took her to a pub where his friends were eating. Marcello's ex-lover Mu Si brought an old man, Alsando, who fell in love with her, but wanted to make up with Marcelo, so he managed to drive Alsando away and throw himself into Marcelo's arms. A few months later, their relationship deteriorated, and Mimi and Rudolph's love was on the verge of breaking up. Mimi has severe lung disease. When she came to see Rudolph for the last time, she got back together and planned everything for the future. But Mimi finally died of a serious illness, and Rudolph was heartbroken. Mu Si and Marcello were impressed and reunited.

There are many moving and dramatic arias in the whole play. For example, in the first act, the beauty of Mimi fascinated the young poet Rudolph. He sang a touching aria "Cold Hands", and then Mimi sang a song "People call me Mimi" in an innocent and lively tune, which showed her happy mood at her first love. These two arias are the two most famous arias in the whole opera.

Gianni Schicchi, completed on 19 18, is a one-act play, which was staged in new york earlier this year.

The plot of this play is taken from a story in the Italian poet Dante (1265- 132 1)' s long poem Divine Comedy, Hell: Donati, a wealthy businessman, died, and a group of relatives and friends gathered at his deathbed, all wanting to inherit his huge legacy. However, in Donati's will, it was stated that all the inheritance was donated to a certain church, and Donati was immediately sealed. The relatives and friends present were greatly disappointed. One of the young people, Rinujo (he fell in love with another relative of Donati, Lauretta, the daughter of Jani Schicci) suggested that Jani Schicci pretend that Donati was dying and invite a notary to make another will in public, and the inheritance would be shared equally by all relatives and friends. The plan was supported by everyone and put into practice immediately. The notary was present. Schicci was lying in a hospital bed, covered with multiple layers of bedding, and instructed with trembling, "My property will be donated to the church with five lira, which will be distributed equally to all relatives and friends. The rest of the cash, mules, sawmills and houses in Florence will be given to my dearest Jia Ni Schicci. " After the will was recorded, the notary left. Yelling. Schicci jumped out of his hospital bed, held a stick to disperse the crowd, and smiled at his daughters, Lauretta and Rinujo. "I deserve Donati's legacy, and I will make good use of it to comfort the dead."

Although this opera is also Puccini's masterpiece, it is rarely performed today. However, a very beautiful and affectionate soprano solo in the play "Ah! My Dear Dad (the aria of Loretta, daughter of Janie Schicchi) is deeply rooted in people's hearts and is the favorite song of many famous sopranos today. Today, it is often sung alone or as the soundtrack of many TV dramas. The lyrics of this aria are: "Ah! My dear father, I love that beautiful boy. I want to go to Su Lusha Port to buy a wedding ring. I'm going anyway. If you don't agree, I'll go to Wake Bridge and throw myself into the river. How painful I am, how sad I am. Ah! God, I'd rather die! Dad, I'm begging you! Dad, I'm begging you! "

Puccini's Turandot

This three-act opera is based on five allegorical plays of the same name by Italian playwright Giorgio Gozzi (1720- 1806), and was written by adami and Lei Natuo Simone (192 1- 1928). Its story material seems to be taken from the Persian fairy box introduced to Europe at the end of 17. The play 1926 premiered at Scala Opera House on April 5th, with toscanini as the conductor. On the opening night, when Liu Er committed suicide in the third act, toscanini put down his baton and said to the audience, "This is where Puccini put down his pen." The whole play premiered the next day.

The first scene, in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing. A continuous andante shows Turandot's motives. At dusk, all kinds of people in the square listened to the official announcement that Princess Turandot was going to marry the person who guessed three riddles, and if she didn't guess, she would be beheaded. The prince of Persia was sentenced to death when the moon came out because he couldn't guess. People became agitated and swarmed to the palace. Liu, the maid in the crowd, helped Timur, the king of Tatars. When Liu begged others to help him get Timur up, Timur's son Calaf met his father. The people around him dispersed, and there was a cry that the executioner wanted to execute him. Timur said that Liu Er took good care of him, and Liu Er said "I can't forget the prince's smile", which showed her inner love. The executioner sharpened the axe and sang "Oil sharpens the axe". The pursuers who were about to be executed shouted "Turandot, cold beauty". In the oriental atmosphere, the execution of the death penalty was described. After the chorus, the executioner left. Everyone looked up at the night sky in the square and sang "Why didn't the moon come out?" After the moon came out, everyone sang "The Moon came out" together, and in the distance came a chorus of children's voices "A stork is singing at the top of Dongshan Mountain", the melody of which was taken from the China folk song "Jasmine". The Prince of Persia, who was taken to the execution ground in the moonlight, was pale, and the crowd sang "Poor young man, please forgive the princess", while Calaf cursed the cold princess. In the moonlight, Turandot stepped onto the stage and everyone knelt down. She silently rejected the demands of the public. Calaf was fascinated by the beauty of the princess and said to herself, "It's as beautiful as a fairy, just like a dream." After everyone left, only Pamur, Liu Er and Calaf were left. Calaf shouted Turandot, wanted to run to the wall and knock gongs, and decided to take part in the guessing game. Three ministers, Ping, Pang and Pang, came out with all smiles and said, "What do you want? Turn around, or your life will be in danger. " Everyone said, "A beautiful princess is just a woman with a face, two hands and two feet." The maid asked everyone to keep quiet because the princess was resting. Three ministers told Calaf: The three mysteries cannot be solved, so it is better to go back quickly. Calaf said, "Only I am her lover." Palmer said to him sadly, "Do you want to abandon your old father?" The weeping Liu Er sang the aria "Signore, ascolta" and begged the prince not to take risks. Calaf was moved to sing the aria "Don't be partial, Liu", expressing her firm determination while comforting Liu. Despite everyone's dissuasion, Calaf ran to the wall and shouted Turandot's name three times. Although Liu Er and others shouted "death", he still banged three gongs to show his proposal. The band played the theme song of Turandot, and the senior officials said it was all over, which made Pamur and Liu cry.

The second act, the inter-act drama. There are all kinds of decorations on the big curtains. Ping, Peng and Pan each brought a entourage to the stage and sang "Gong in the Palace Que" in a flat voice. Three people sang a trio with China flavor. They counted 13 people who were executed for solving the mystery and opposing to participate in this cruel game. Then came the chorus of "sharpening the axe", and the three ministers celebrated the wedding by "laying a soft quilt for her". It is said that this melody was taken from the music of Emperor China when he went to the temple to worship Buddha. At the beginning of the noise, three people said that the other person was going to be beheaded and changed the scene with the rhythm of the March. Scene 2, the square in front of the palace. Eight officials were holding papers with Turandot's puzzles and answers written on them. Everyone was whispering, three ministers appeared, and the old emperor sat on the highest throne. Calaf stood on the steps, Pamur and Liu Er were in the crowd of onlookers, and they knelt on the ground and praised the emperor in chorus. The emperor persuaded Calaf to cancel his proposal, but Calaf refused. In the March, the maids scattered flowers on the steps, and children's songs came from behind the stage, and Turandot appeared. After despising Calaf, she sang "In questa Regia" in a dignified tone, describing the tragic death of her grandmother who was humiliated by the invading Tatar prisoners, saying that it was to avenge her grandmother that foreign suitors died with this idea. She said that no one could possess her, and sang coldly, "Try it, foreigner, there are three puzzles, and only one is dead." Calaf also replied: "Three puzzles, only one is dead." At the beginning of the test, the first puzzle is "In the dark, the phantom flies like a rainbow". The princess said, "This phantom is everyone's dream. In order to wake up in everyone's heart, it was born every night and died in the early morning. " Calaf replied, "I hope." The official opened the answer and said it was correct Turandot walked to the middle of the steps and said the second riddle: "Like a flame, if you lose your life, it will cool down. If you dream of conquest, you will rekindle your passion. The color is like the sunset, and the sound is clear and audible. " Calaf thought for a moment and replied, "When I saw the princess's eyes, it was blood that burned." The answer is correct. Come on, everyone. The princess walked down the steps angrily. The third question is: "cold gives you a flame, and you get colder ice from the flame." If you expect freedom, you will become a slave, but if you want to be a slave, you will become a king. " Calaf was pale and lost in thought. Turandot urged him. After a while, Calaf jumped up and said, "Now the victory belongs to me. My flame will melt the hard ice, that is Turandot! " The crowd celebrated the chorus and cheered that the mystery was completely solved. Turandot knelt before the emperor and said, "Please don't give a pure virgin to a stranger." He also said to Calaf: "I won't be you!" The emperor said the oath was sacred, and everyone echoed it. Calaf said, "Princess Diao Man, I really love you." He told Turandot that the only way to break off the engagement was to answer a question and say his name before dawn. They praised the emperor's kindness and sent him to the palace.

Act III, the inner court of the palace. In the evening, Calaf listened to the voice of "Who can't sleep" from a distance and sang the famous aria "No one can sleep tonight". He firmly believes that victory will belong to him as soon as dawn comes. Ping, Peng and Pan took the stage to push a beautiful woman to Calaf, and Calaf courted Calaf. Three officials, seduced by property, saw that beauty and bribery didn't work, and said to Calaf, "If you don't find your name, we will all be killed. Please leave here quickly. " Calaf insisted that "my hope is Turandot", and everyone drew their swords at him, trying to force him to say his name. At this time, there was a cry from the back of the stage, "We know". The soldiers lifted Pamur and Liu Er, and Turandot appeared. Turandot ordered Palmer to be examined first. Liu Er stepped forward and said that only I knew his name. Calaf tried to save Liu Er, but he was caught. Liu Er was tortured in front of Calaf. Turandot asked her why she didn't want to say her name. She said, "This is the power of love." Liu Er sang Tanto amore segreto, and she said to Turandot, I will give you his love silently. Although I will lose everything, this is the most precious gift of my beloved. At this time, the public shouted "behead, behead!" When the executioner appeared, Liu Er sang the aria "Tu che di gel sei cinta". She said that when you know love, your cold heart will be melted by the passionate flame. While the guards were not looking, she drew her sword and committed suicide. This is Puccini's original work. The content of the sequel is Pamur * crying beside Liu Er's body. After the funeral procession left, Calaf sang a duet with Turandot. Calaf pulled off Turandot's veil and said, Princess Leng, you should see the blood shed for you. Turandot said, even if I take off my veil, my heart is still in the sky. Calaf forced a kiss and Turandot said to himself, "What's wrong with me? I lost? " Her heart finally melted and she shed tears. Beautiful songs came from the back of the stage, people celebrated the dawn, Calaf's love was born, and Turandot sang the aria "Tears in My Eyes". Calaf said, "Today the princess belongs to me. I want to dedicate my name and life to you. I am Calaf, Prince Tatar. " Turandot took his hand and walked to the square, where the public was waiting. Scene 2, the square in front of the palace. In the morning, under the March, the emperor sat on his throne and the people shouted long live. Turandot and Calaf took to the stage. Turandot said, "Father, I already know the name of this young man. His name is sex. " Calaf and Turandot embraced, and everyone sang "Sun, Life, May Everything Forever" to congratulate them on their happiness, and the play ended.

Opera Ayida The four-act opera Ayida was produced in 187 1 and performed in Cairo Theatre in February of the same year. It was made by Egyptian Governor Paha to celebrate the completion of the Suez Canal project in 1869. The plot is roughly as follows: Ethiopian King Monas Luo sent troops to Egypt to rescue his captured daughter Ayida, while Ayida became the maid of Egyptian Princess Annalis in anonymity. Ayida's lover, the young guard radames, was ordered to meet the invaders and took Amenasro hostage and returned home in triumph. Amoslo used his daughter to spy on Egyptian military intelligence. Radames didn't mean to let the cat out of the bag when she was trysting with Ayida, and was heard by Ayida's rival Princess Annalis. Radames was sentenced to death and Ayida was martyred for it.

The most famous music of this play is the second scene of radames's Return in Triumph, which was later adapted into orchestral music and orchestral ensemble, called Grand March or Ayida March. It is often played alone and is one of the most familiar works in the March.

This piece of music fully embodies Verdi's subtle musical conception: the voices of the mass chorus, duet and orchestra are vigorous and powerful, and the triumphant March sounded by the bugle is solemn and brilliant. The most famous piece of music is the grand and loud theme of March played by trumpet, which shows the heroic and free-spirited posture of the soldiers who returned home in triumph.

There are many world-famous arias in the opera, such as radames's Romantic Pure Ayida, and Ayida's duet "Love and Trouble".

The four-act opera Bard was composed in 185 1- 1852, performed in Rome at the beginning of 1853, and modified in 1857. Cammarano wrote a play based on Gutierrez's play of the same name, which is one of Verdi's most famous works, reflecting that Verdi has reached a perfect level in creative skills.

The plot is:/kloc-In the 5th century, the father of Count Luna of Spain burned a gypsy woman as a witch. This woman's daughter, Asu Nana, stole Count Luna's little brother and tried to burn him to avenge her mother's death, but she mistakenly threw her son into the fire. The count searched for the gypsy who kidnapped his brother for years, but found nothing. After the Spanish War broke out, the count belonged to the royal family and fell in love with Leonora, a royal female official, but Leonora deeply loved Bud Manrico. When luna met Manrico, he was called the leader of the enemy. Manrico won the duel, but luna survived. Luna was not only ungrateful, but also asked the guards to kill Manrico, and Manrico was rescued by his mother, Asu Nana. After Manrico led troops to rescue Leonora, he was about to hold a wedding. He was surrounded by luna and took Asu Nana away. Manrico was arrested to save his mother. Leonora was allowed to release Manrico in exchange for marrying luna. But in order to keep her innocence, she took poison and died in Manrico's arms. Luna ordered the execution of Manrico and asked Asu Nana to witness her son's death. Asu Nana told Luna that Manrico was his own brother. But when the execution was finished, Asu Nana shouted "Mom, your revenge" and fell down.

In the four acts of this work, Verdi added the title, namely: the first 1 act, duel; Act II, Gypsies; The third act, the gypsy son; Act four, execution. The chorus in the opera contains many world-famous songs. Select two of them here. One is "Strike while the Iron is Hot" sung by Gypsies in the second act, and the other is the chorus sung by Felando, the captain of Count Luna's Guard, and his army in the third act.

The four-act opera "The Power of Destiny" was written about1861-kloc-0/862 and premiered in Petersburg, Russia on 1862. This is written by the author specially for the Russian audience.

This opera is based on the play Dan Alvaro by the Spanish romantic poet Duke de Savidra Rivas. The plot is that the protagonist Alvaro falls in love with Leonora, the daughter of the noble marquis calatrava, but is opposed by the marquis. They eloped together and were discovered by the Marquis. Alvaro killed the Marquis in the accident. In order to avoid the revenge of Don Carlo, the son of the Marquis, the two lovers had to flee. In the panic, the two separated. In order to avoid being followed by her brother, Leonora disguised herself as a man. After looking for her lover everywhere, she fled to a cave near a monastery to live in seclusion. Alvaro could not find Leonora, so he had to change his name and join the army. Alvaro saved Don Carlo's life in the war, but they didn't know each other because they both changed their names and never met. It was not until Alvaro was injured that Don Carlo discovered from his letters that this savior was the enemy he had been looking for. After Alvaro recovered from his injury, he went to the monastery to find Leonora, and Tangcarlo followed him to a duel. Don Carlo was seriously injured in the duel. Alvaro asked for help and accidentally found Leonora in the cave. Leonora came to his brother's side, but with resentment, Tankaro tried his last strength to assassinate her, and both brother and sister fell in a pool of blood. Finally, Alvaro committed suicide by jumping off a nearby cliff.

The overture of this opera is quite famous and is Verdi's masterpiece. Although it is called overture, it is actually closer to the form of overture, and its performance is usually not in front of the curtain, but often after the first scene of the first act. Music begins with the strong performance of brass instruments like horns, which symbolizes the irreversible power of fate. Then, the first theme of the heroine's firm belief appeared in the play. Soon, it was blocked by the irresistible force of fate, and the bright timbre of brass instruments came dramatically. Then, the woodwind instrument plays a soft and slightly melancholy tune at a slow speed to express love. Later, the music entered the emergency board, and the mood became excited and full of drama. The whole ending of music is always full of tragic and touching power.

The script of Don Carlo was originally written by Melly and Durockler of France based on the play Don Carlo by Schiller, a German poet. 1867 March 1 1 day, the play made its French premiere at the Paris Opera House. Later, it was translated into Italian by Lourde. When it was changed to four acts in 1884, Shanardini was added. The Italian version premiered at Scala Theatre in Milan on 1 month 10 that year. At present, there are two kinds of five-act edition and four-act edition, among which the five-act edition is not the music premiered in France. Instead, the first act was added to the revised four-act version with some modifications.

The story tells that King Philip II of Spain was originally engaged to Princess Elizabeth of France for his son Don Carlo, and later he married as his own queen, but Don Carlo fell in love with "mother" Elizabeth. Rodrigo begged Don Carlo to help the oppressed people in Flanders, and the two vowed to have a lasting friendship. Don Carlo received a letter asking him to meet in Queen's Garden at midnight. Don Carlo thought it was Elizabeth, and he boldly confessed, but what he wrote to him was actually the April princess who secretly loved him. When she discovered Don Carlo's secret, she retaliated with jealousy. Don Carlo interceded for Flanders and was arrested and imprisoned for openly challenging his father's authority. Rodrigo went to the prison to visit Don Carlo and told him that he had obtained the evidence against himself, and that Don Carlo could continue to help the Flemish people get rid of oppression. Rodrigo was immediately assassinated in prison. After his release, Don Carroll decided to go to Flanders. Before he left, he met Elizabeth and said goodbye. Philip II and the prosecutor found that he would be arrested again. But suddenly a ghost came out of Carlo V's grave and dragged Don Carlo into the grave. The king was as surprised as the prosecutor, because what they heard seemed to be the voice of the late King Carlo V.