Analysis On The Singing Of Aria "You Want To Know" In Verdi’s Opera "Masquerade"

The Masquerade is a masterpiece by the Romantic Italian composer Giuseppe Fortunino F.Verdi(1813-19101),premiered in 1859.The script was taken from "Gustav III" written by the famous playwright Scrib,and Antonio Soma changed his lines to Italian.The story,based on the assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden at the end of the 18 th century,is a three-act tragedy that explores the themes of fate,love and friendship.The play is a gloomy tone,but the appearance of Oscar adds a bright color to the opera.A comic character who is crucial to the development of the dramatic plot cannot be ignored in a tragic opera,so it is particularly important to sing Oscar’s aria,You Want to Know.This paper first expounds the reason of the topic selection,research status,research significance,practical value and research method in the introduction part.The text is divided into three chapters.The first chapter summarizes the author’s life of the composer and the creation of the opera Masquerque,which lays a solid foundation for the following analysis of Oscar characters.The second chapter provides a detailed analysis of the Oscar’s characters,the dramatic scenes and music of "You Want to Know".Character unique artistic image,not only by superb singing skills and music performance,also need the singer vivid stage performance to achieve,the third chapter emphatically from Oscar characteristics,singing methods and skills,emotional expression,stage performance,etc.,learn from the New York metropolitan opera version of performance and the author’s singing practice,the aria "you want to know" singing made a comprehensive analysis,in order to provide researchers and singers certain theoretical reference and practical reference.