On The Aria "chastity Hut, I Salute You," The Lyrical Style And Its Interpretation

Salut! Demeure chaste et pure, the aria, which is from the famous work of Faust of Gounod, has long been enjoyed great popularity among the male singers and opera-lovers around the world for its charm in emotional quality. The author this paper employs the theories of aesthetic in music and opera, the theory of explanatory school and the theory of sociology, to discuss this aria from different aspects, hoping that it could help the aria in an all-round way.The emotional style of the aria Salut! Demeure chaste et pure is mainly perceived by the listener subjectively, and it is impossible to be expressed with clarity and accuracy. Thus, the author of this paper studies the aria through the method of analogy and comparison. The conclusion is that the emotion it conveyed is sincere, sensible, conserved, far-reaching and the expressive way of it is unique. The author analyzes the relationship between the emotional style and dramatic style of the aria in details, and gives an explanation of its emotional quality from the aspects of sound image, musical skills and feeling expressing.