Western Opera Aria Aesthetic

In the present China, Opera is still regarded as too highbrow to be popular. The aria in opera, however, is specially favoured by actors and audience, and is widely adapted in teachings and concerts for such features as beautiful melody and concise structure. Nevertheless, most singers put emphasis on the music-in-itself, rather than the deep understanding of the content of the music. If we can guide the singer to turn the emphasis on the aesthetic features of the aria, the singer will reach a new level in the singing practice.The change and development of the aria's form is mainly the change and development in its structure and genre, which are decided by the content of the aria. In turn, its change in form influences and constrain its development in content. The relationship between the form and the content of the aria effects the research on such aesthic features as the literary beauty in poetic dramas, melodious beauty in tune, exquisite beauty in emotion and image beauty in roles. These aethetic features have very important theoretic significance for the practice of singing.