序曲——歌剧的前奏与缩影

Overture:a prelude and précis before the opera

一部歌剧的序曲浓缩了整部歌剧的精华与精髓,它的存在让大部头的歌剧能够从这小小的片断中就带领观众预知接下来庞大的"肢体"中所要展现出的深刻内涵。它是歌剧中不可或缺且唯一的。

An opera overture condenses the entire work to its essentials.In that way,it is also the way to introduce audiences befor the ＂larger work＂unfolds.Overtures are indispensable parts of operas.