| Representing the confession of the main hero before his fervent death, the design of the"lost aria"(sung before the main heroine's death)of the Chinese national opera has gone through more than half a century of exploration. The creative design of the"lost aria"of the Chinese national opera reflects an evolving historical process. Whether in the musical style of artistic expression, the"lost aria"is able to reflect on the specific historical and cultural background, as well as reveal a developing pattern. The"lost aria"of the Chinese national opera brings together the most important themes of the opera, and reflects the controlling effect of the basic theme. The"lost aria"is generally categorized as"banqiang"structure, and also reflects the cavity and tonal features similar to that of traditional opera, therefore revealing a style of traditional opera. The"lost aria"of the Chinese national opera presents artistic expressions of"farewell","retrospect","complaint","fearlessness of death", and"prospect", and also demonstrates separately the different sides of the main hero's thoughts and personality. The"peak aria"of the Chinese national opera allows for the complete shaping of the main heroine's artistic image in the story, and enables the mythos of the entire opera to deepen and sublime. |