【美国人物志】玛丽亚·卡拉斯(1/7)

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著名的美籍希腊女高音歌唱家，二十世纪最伟大的歌剧女王，以其优美歌声和与希腊船王悲剧性的爱情而出名。一生演出歌剧百部以上，音量幅度极宽，从轻巧的花腔女高音到最壮实的戏剧性 声部都能胜任，有机地把富有强烈戏剧性和有俏丽灵活特点的花腔唱法结合在一起。擅于形体表演，具有崇高、隽永的雕塑美。是世界公认的全能女高音歌唱家。她对“复活”十九世纪早期意大利歌剧、对歌剧表演艺术的发展、创新起了巨大的推动作用。以其充满生命力的歌声风靡于世，几达无人可及之境界。
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Opera is a play that tells a story in music. The people in the opera sing, instead of speak, the play's words. Opera is one of the most complex of all art forms. It combines acting, singing, music, costumes, scenery and, sometimes, dance. Often there are many colorful crowd scenes. Opera uses the huge power of music to communicate feelings and to express emotions. Music can express emotions very forcefully. So most opera composers base their works on very tragic stories of love and death. An opera often shows anger, cruelty, violence, fear or insanity. Opera has been very popular in Europe since it spread through it during the 17th century. It also has become popular in the United States.