Turandot is a three-act opera adapted from a pantomime by the famous Italian composer Puccini Giacomao. This is one of Puccini's greatest works and the last one in his life. The following are the singing skills of the soprano part of Turandot for your reference. Welcome to browse!
First of all, it briefly introduces the contents of the opera Turandot.
The opera Turandot tells us the legendary story of ancient China imagined by westerners, which took place in a mythical era in Beijing. Turandot, a very beautiful but cold city princess, announced to the whole world that if someone wants to marry her, they need to answer her three riddles accurately, and if the answer is wrong, that person will be killed. The governors of the world are greedy for their beauty and answer them one after another. However, many princes were killed because they guessed wrong riddles. At this time, the prince exposed his identity, and the princess respectfully committed herself to marriage. The opera revolves around the vigorous "love", and Prince Calaf of Tatar is in exile in China. When he met Princess Turandot by chance, he fell in love. Despite his opposition, he tried to guess and get married. Finally, he guessed all the puzzles, but Turandot deliberately broke off his marriage. Calaf asked the princess to tell her real name the next day. If she can't answer, she will marry herself. The princess is very much like Calaf's maid Liu Er, but Liu Er committed suicide by keeping a secret. (For more vocal information, search WeChat official account: Musician APP) Finally, there are two sopranos in the opera, Turandot and Liu Er, whose personalities and personality characteristics are different, so their emotional handling and singing skills are also different. Next, we will take Turandot's aria as an example to analyze and clarify.
Second, the characterization of the heroine Turandot in opera
Turandot and Liu Er, the two heroines running through the play, have completely different personality characteristics. Turandot, the protagonist in the opera, is a varied musical figure. She is arrogant and cruel. The composer used two musical motives to describe the princess. On the one hand, it uses the melody of China traditional folk song "Jasmine", which usually appears when the emperor's daughter or princess appears. On the other hand, the music used by the cruel and evil princess when she APPeared (for more vocal information, search WeChat official account: musician app). This piece of music is the best interpretation of Turandot's personality change. Turandot was arranged by the composer Puccini in the second scene of the second act, expressing the cruelty and arrogance of the princess in the form of an aria. This aria is divided into two parts: recitation and aria, and mass chorus and prince solo are added to enhance the dramatic effect of the opera.
Third, explore the singing skills and emotional treatment of the soprano Turandot in opera.
Puccini carefully portrayed many different characters in the opera Turandot, taking an aria of the heroine Turandot in Cold Palace as an example. First of all, the first part of the song is section 18, which begins to tell an old legend at a very slow speed, and the melody is close to the recitative. The ninth bar suddenly made a fourth degree in the high-pitched area, and there was a big melody beating. 13- 18, the melody returns to a peaceful state again, which also shows unforgettable pain. In the process of singing, the singer needs to grasp the emotional changes, the speed should be accurate, the contrast between strength and weakness should be accurate, and the volume and breath should be controlled well. (For more vocal information, search WeChat official account: musician APP) Section 19-45 is the second part of the song, which is divided into two sections. The first paragraph is 13-32, which is relatively slow. When singing this passage, we should pay attention to the volume control, the continuity of breath, the fluency of singing, and the grasp of the color and emotion of the song. The music in area 33 is getting more and more tense. Singers should pay attention to enriching the color sense of music when singing. This is the best place for dramatic sopranos to express their deep, heavy and angry feelings. In the first half of the third part, bars 48-57 are Turandot's taunts to the princes who come to quiz for courtship, and the melody gradually advances to the high-pitched area. (For more vocal information, search WeChat official account: vocalist APP) The timbre here should focus on expressing the pride of the princess. The next 58-68 bars are the vows buried in the princess's heart. When singing, the singer's tone should be firm and strong, the breath should be full, and a strong revenge psychology should be deduced.
Puccini's character is very distinct, and the basic premise of his aria singing is to accurately grasp the score and character. The opera Turandot has long been the object of interpretation by many singers. When singing this opera, we need to deeply understand and understand the personality color of each role in this opera, understand its connotation, and flexibly master the soprano singing skills, feel the role, understand the story content, and express the ideological connotation of the work in a relaxed way.
Further reading
original work
Turandot's bronze seal Turandot's original work is a short story called Three Mysteries of Turandot (that is, the story of Calaf and the Chinese princess). From Arabian Folk Tales Collection "Arabian Days" (note: Arabian Days and Arabian Nights are two different works). [ 1]
Three Secrets of Durando evolved from the narrative poem Seven Beauties by Persian poet Ilyas Jamalddin nezami (also known as Seven Palaces or The Book of Behran).
The theme of Seven Beauties of Ilyas Jamalddin nezami is selected from Kings (980- 1009) by Persian poet Ferdowsi (940- 1) and Sassanian Dynasty (226-65 1) about behram V (420-438). [2]
Famous opera
Adapted version
Turandot
The most famous adaptation of this play is giacomo puccini's opera of the same name created in 1924. Puccini failed to complete the whole play when he was alive. After Puccini's death, Franco Alfano finished the play according to Puccini's draft. The play premiered at Scala Theatre in Milan on April 25th, 1926, conducted by toscanini. [3]
Other creations
Other playwrights and composers have also adapted or set music for the play, including composers carl maria von weber, busoni and China contemporary playwright Wei Minglun. The play has absorbed the melody of Jiangsu folk song Jasmine, and has a strong oriental flavor.
Opera information
Script: Amigues and Simone is based on the fable of Goch.
Composer: Puccini
Premiere: 1926 Scala Opera House in Milan, conducted by toscanini.
"Turandot" Stills: Turandot (Mongolian princess in Yuan Dynasty, soprano)
Altug Mu (Mongolian Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty of the Mongolian Empire, tenor)
Temur (exiled king Tatar, bass)
Calaf (son of Timur, Prince Tatar, tenor)
Liu (handmaid of the Tatar King, soprano)
Ping (Minister Yuan, baritone)
Pang (Minister Yuan, tenor)
Peng (Minister Yuan, tenor)
In addition, there were officials, people, guards and young monks in the Yuan Dynasty.
abstract
"Turandot" Stills Turandot (Mongolian means "warm Du Lang") A princess in the Yuan Dynasty ordered that if a man could guess her three riddles, she would marry him. If you guess wrong, you will be executed. Three years later, many unfortunate people lost their lives. When Calaf, the exiled Prince Tatar of the Yuan Dynasty, was reunited with his father Timur and maid Liu, he met the Persian Prince who failed in guessing boxing and was executed, and Turandot who personally executed him. Prince Calaf was attracted by the beauty of Princess Turandot, and answered all the questions correctly despite the opposition of his father Liu He and three ministers. The answers to these three puzzles are "hope", "blood" and "Turandot". But Turandot refused to admit defeat, betrayed his father and refused to marry Prince Calaf, so the prince made a puzzle himself. As long as the princess knows his name before dawn, Calaf will not marry the princess, but will be put to death. The princess seized the prince's father, Timur, and the servant girl, Liu, and tortured him to extract a confession. Liu took suicide as a sign of keeping a secret. Calaf accused Turandot of being heartless. At dawn, the princess didn't know the prince's name yet, but the prince's strong kiss melted her cold heart, and the prince also told the princess his real name. The princess did not announce the real name of the prince, but announced that she would marry the prince of the world. The prince's name is "amora"-Mongolian means "love or peace".
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