The Characterization Of The Mignon In The Opera "The Mignon"

When shaping the opera characters,it is necessary to highlight the singing characteristics and personality traits of the figure.Therefore,the singer should not only support himself with good vocal music conditions,but also deepen his understanding of the works,the recognition of the characters and the ability to control the stage.The opera Mignon is the representative work of Ambroise·Thomas,a 19 th century French composer.This opera,with baritone as its leading role,has won wide acclaim in France and abroad.The play is a three-act Lyric opera that based on Goethe's novel William Meister's Learning Age and takes the character "Mignon" as the prototype,which expresses the hero's yearning for his homeland in memory and his pursuit of love.Based on the in-depth study of the theory and the author's singing practice,this paper elaborates the background,the author's life and the creation of the opera " Mignon " through sorting out the development of French Lyric Opera in the second half of the 19 th century.On this basis,it makes a reasonable study on the characterization of the heroine and the main singing passages of the opera.Take the romantic song "connais-tu le pays" sung by the Mignon in the opera as an example,the paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the background and harmony of this aria,and makes an analysis and summary of how to better interpret this character from the perspectives of singing processing,French phonetic emphasis and body expression design,through the singing analysis of the opera sections to further deepen the understanding of the portrayal of characters,it is intended to analyze the personality traits of the figure from a deeper level,enhance our understanding of opera works and provide useful help for better interpretation of opera in the future singing practice.