Opera by G. Rossini "Il Barbiere di Seviglia" Through the Prism of Director's Analysis of a Creative Artistic Project
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.31318/0130-5298.2021.47.256719Keywords:
creativity G. Rossini, opera «Il Barbiere di Seviglia», musical theatre, director`s analysis, musical dramaAbstract
The phenomenon of popularity of the opera «Il Barbiere di Seviglia» by G. Rossini in the context of the global communication of cultures from different countries of the world, the search for a dialogue to their interaction is considered.
The relevance of the research suggests the need to solve the problem of director's interpretations of the opera in the context of the revival of the Rossini style of singing in accordance with the author's score.
The scientific novelty is determined by defining new approaches to the interpretation of the opera, identified in the conceptual vision of the director's idea of his own project.
The purpose of the study is to determine the concept of director's interpretations of the opera by G. Rossini «Il Barbiere di Seviglia» in the context of the new paradigmatics of musical theater.
Research methods selected: historical and biographical — to clarify the features of the work by G. Rossini in the context of the formation of Italian opera; genre-stylistic, comparative — to outline the specifics of the musical drama «Il Barbiere di Seviglia» by G. Rossini, its differences from the work of the same name by G. Paisiello; interpretive — to consider the directorial versions of postmodern opera; prognostic — to determine the vector of the conceptual vision of the director's idea of his own project.
The main results and conclusions of the study are in the following aspects. It has been found that G. Rossini's opera «Il Barbiere di Seviglia», written on the border of classicism and romanticism, laid the foundation for a new style - Italian romantic opera, which influenced the formation of European national opera schools. It is proved that the musical dramaturgy of G. Rossini's opera «Il Barbiere di Seviglia» by S. Sterbini's libretto differs from J. Paisiello's opera of the same name by Petrofellini's libretto, which is not illustrative as in the latter, specifics of the original source by P. Beaumarchais. The director's incarnations of the opera are the Italian and Russian versions at the Helicon Theater, Russia, and two versions at the National Opera of Ukraine and the Academy's Opera Studio. The conceptual vision of the graduate student of her own project «Il Barbiere di Seviglia» by G. Rossini is predicted, which provides an original synthesis of authentic and modern interpretive styles, traditional and innovative means of expression with their tendency to syncretism based on a combination of scientific achievements and domestic directors.
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