Verdi Opera "simon ¡¤ ²©¿¨Äù¸ñÀ­, Two Baritone Role Of Music, Image And Singing Research

Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was the greatest opera composer in the 19th century's Italy or even in the whole world. One of his masterpieces created during his interim is Simon Boccangra, which is often played as a repertoire on world opera stages. Focusing on two male characters in that opera, i.e., Simon and Paul, this article analyzes and studies the opera from its background, the theater images of the two characters, their musical images, and the characteristics of the performing. The musical and performing analysis above aims to provide theoretical basis for performers to interpret the two characters better.After a short introduction to the creation background and characteristics of the opera, the article starts its three sections.Section 1: Analysis of Simon and Paul's Theater Images. Simon and Paul's personalities and characteristics are analyzed in this section from the angle of their theater images.Section 2: Analysis of Simon and Paul's Musical Images. Simon and Paul are discussed here from the perspective of musical creation.Section 3: Research on Performing of Simon and Paul. The development context of the two characters'identity and personality in the opera is discussed here to draw some conclusions about their singing and performing, and three versions of performance are discussed and analyzed.