In what form is opera performed?

The general characteristics of opera: music is the main means of expression, of which, vocal singing is the main one. Opera singers must have the artistic talent of singing and acting, according to the libretto and the composer's score to portray a particular character. In addition to vocal accompaniment, instrumental music also plays an important role in characterizing the characters, revealing the plot and developing the dramatic conflicts, and setting the mood of the environment. Instrumental music is played by the orchestra. The layout of the music in an opera varies according to the time, nationality, genre, composer's personality and creation method. Vocal parts generally include solo, repetitive, chorus and other forms of singing. Instrumental part, there is an overture at the opening of the whole opera, and there is an interlude between the acts. The musical structure of the opera is varied, and can be made up of relatively independent pieces of music, or it can be a continuous, unified development of the overall structure.

The important vocal styles in the opera are: aria, an important part of the opera, used to express the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters, melodic, beautiful and beautiful, emphasizing the vocal singing skills, often arranged in the key moments of the plot development. The declamation tune, also known as the recitation tune, is a kind of free speed, accompaniment is simple, built on the basis of the language tone chanting solo songs, used to replace the dialogue. Repetition, often in the narrative or a strong conflict in the scene, used to portray the human **** the same or different psychological state. Chorus, generally for the mass of characters in the play sung by the vocal music, used in mass scenes.

Musical theater is an organic combination of various art forms such as music, dance, and acting (especially drama performance). In order to express the story of the stage to create the music concerned, often synthesized a variety of forms, a variety of styles, especially often the integration of opera, light opera and jazz into one organism. It evolved from the comedy opera and light opera (or "mini-opera"). Early called "musical comedy", later shortened to "musical", is an opera genre originated in England in the late 19th century, is a combination of dialogue and singing and performance of the form of theater. Musicals are a combination of drama, music, song and dance, and are rich in humor and comedy. Its music is easy to understand, so it is very popular with the public.