Character Analysis And Singing Of Dido In Henry Purcell’s Opera "Dido And Aeneas"

In the early years,English songs were not valued by the singers of "Bel Canto" in Western Europe.Until Henry Purcell and H?ndel appeared,English vocal works had a foothold.Henry Purcell is the first major composer in the history of British music and an excellent representative of the British music scene in the Baroque period.His only opera,Dido and Aeneas,was the earliest and greatest in Britain works.His unique British opera style was formed by the fusion of British folk tunes under the influence of Italian and French opera music.Purcell occupies an irreplaceable position in the history of British opera,but unfortunately,when he left,almost no one passed on his great cause.For centuries,foreign operas and foreign composers still occupied The main location of the British opera stage.This article takes Henry Purcell’s opera "Dido and Aeneas" in the heroine Dido’s two arias as the starting point,based on the development of the drama,and deepens the character’s behavior and inner world.Analyze the role and music analysis of the two arias,focus on the expression of personality characteristics of these two arias,and compare and analyze the two songs respectively,summing up the image of the role of Dido in the opera.The shaping and singing analysis aims to provide accurate theoretical support for the singer to understand and sing the music more deeply.