The Creation Of Liu's Artistic Images In Puccini's Opera Turandot

Liu is not only a successfully portrayed figure in Puccini's unfinished opera songs of swine—Turandot,but also one of the world-renowned classical operatic figures.On the basis of musical and operatic elements of Liu aria,and by combining with the music scores,this thesis fully discusses the aesthetic value and artistic captivation of this famous figure from the aspects of "loftiness" and "tragedy".The main line is:with the guidance of theories of operatic nature and operatic aesthetics, and from the level of "operatic figures",this thesis analyze how the composer took the figures in the opera as his starting point to portray the operatic images by using various artistic measures,and thus to promote the figures to some vivid,clear and moving figures,and thus instilled the opera with ever-lasting artistic value and charm. The theoretical and practical significance of such analytical approach and tentative study are as follows.First,it demonstrates specifically the theory that "the main task of literary and artistic creation is to establish images",which to some degree enriches china's traditional operatic theory.Second,by the comprehensive analysis of the musical elements of Liu aria,the operatic feature and aesthetic value of Liu as well as the composer's psychology and style,this thesis elaborates the deep connotation and charm of this opera.Therefore,it provides a new standard and basis for singers to create the figure and to re-compose the aria.This thesis consists of four chapters.The first chapter tells the experience of composer and his work Turandot;The second chapter introduces the background and process of Liu's creation;The third chapter mainly analyzes the aesthetic value of Liu from artistic composition(drama and music) and aesthetic aspect("loftiness" and "tragedy");The fourth chapter discusses the artistic charm of Puccini as well as how its artistic charm embody in Liu 's operatic figure.