The difference between opera and musical.

The difference between opera and musical lies in the choice of theme, music structure, music style, sound expression, beautiful dance equipment and dance function.

1, theme selection

Opera has a strong aristocratic flavor and elite tendency. Musicals, on the other hand, aim at relaxation, banter and vividness, and some of them praise democracy and despise the rich and nobles. At this point, opera and musical have formed two parallel drama forms with different styles.

2. Music structure

The structure and style of opera basically follow the route laid since romanticism, and it can be composed of relatively independent pieces of music or a constantly developing unified structure. Musicals are very flexible in structure, ranging in length from 2 hours to 3 hours. Usually divided into the first half and the second half, with intermission. If you count the repetition of songs and background music, a complete musical usually contains 20 to 30 songs.

3. Music style

The music of opera is mostly classical music composition techniques based on more traditional orchestras. Musicals are more free in the choice of musical styles, and often involve pop music factors such as jazz and rock, and instruments of electro-acoustic bands are often used in orchestration.

4, sound performance

Opera singers use bel canto, a lot of arias and recitations, and rely on solo arias to dominate the overall situation. Arias push the whole drama to a climax with every dramatic turn. Musicals belong to the category of pop music, and most of them use pop singing, and some use bel canto singing. The vocal part pays attention to the natural and easy-going singing and the sincere and moving expression of words and feelings.

5. Dance beauty device

A realistic device for the beauty of opera and dance. The beauty installation of musical is abstract, the stage technology is modern, and some advanced technologies in setting skills, impression and lighting are all on the stage of musical.

6, the role of dance

In opera, most dances are in the form of ballroom dancing and ballet, but ballet is usually performed by professional actors. Opera is a variety of artistic elements based on music. For an opera singer, the most important thing is to perfectly express the aria of the role. Dance is only a small part of opera.

In musicals, in order to convey the plot, a large number of dance scenes are used to express the different characteristics and personalities of characters. There are not only lively tap dances, but also dignified and gorgeous ballet, dynamic jazz dance and modern dance.