An Analysis Of The Image Characteristics And Singing Art Of The Heroine In The Opera "Thais"

Opera Thais is the product of the Romantic Period in France in the 19 th century.Opera Thais was analyzed in detail in terms of its background overview,image characteristics of the heroine and the aria of Thais from perspective of female character Thais in the opera composed by Jules Massenet.Thais is a portrayal of the character's journey of the heart of opposition religiously.Massenet combines the female image characteristics of“Thais” and the music.Thais evolves from a disposable prostitute who feels sad to her life to a pure nun.The opera was performed from perspective of profound choreography setting,moving and fair-sounding singing presentation and dramatic theme composition.Combined with the author's major and voice,heroine in opera Thais composed by Jules Massenet serves as the object of study.Chapter one is about the creation of opera Thais,covering its creation background,the lifetime of dramatist Jules Massenet and profile of Thais.Different identity and image of “Thais” are analyzed in three acts of the heroine's drama image and musical image in chapter two before the historical background of the opera and character relations are made clear.Chapter three analyzes three classic arias of “Thais” of the opera,including singing strength,breathy employment and emotion processing of the song.In combination of the author's performance experience,the aria is further analyzed.To explore the real inner world of “Thais” in the opera,the author has an insight into each detail highlighting the image from the performance so as to accurately express the emotion in each aria.The image-shaping of the heroine Thais has been analyzed through recognition of the operatic prelude and chorus part.The conclusion presents from perspectives the diverse image characteristics of Thais,representation of distinct conflict,graceful theme melody and tragic story endings on basis of summary and depiction of female character's image.This contributes greatly to enduring female characterization in opera by Jules Massenet.