歌剧是一门综合艺术。它和交响乐、室内乐等纯音乐形式不同,是综合了音乐、戏剧和美术等各门类艺术的体裁。没有文学剧本这个基础,就无从产生歌剧的音乐;没有戏剧表演,就不可能生动而明确地体现出情节和人物的关系;没有美术,也不可能完整地表现出歌剧剧情所发生的环境。早在古希腊的戏剧中,就有合唱队的伴唱,有些朗诵甚至也以歌唱的形式出现;中世纪以宗教故事为题材, Opera is a comprehensive art. Different from pure music forms such as symphony and chamber music, it is a genre that integrates various kinds of art such as music, drama and art. Without the basis of literary script, there is no way to produce opera music. Without theatrical performance, it is impossible to vividly and explicitly reflect the plot and the relationship between people and characters. Without art, it is impossible to fully demonstrate the environment in which the opera plot takes place. As early as ancient Greek drama, there is a chorus accompanied by vocals, and some recitations even appear in the form of singing; the medieval story of the religious story,