Concerning the Role of the Chorus in Alexei Verstovsky’s Opera “Askold's Grave” (Regarding the Issue of the Concept)

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Ekaterina V. Beriglazova

Abstract

This article offers an unconventional perspective of Alexei Verstovsky’s opera “Askold’s Grave”. By revealing the role of the “collective” character as represented by the chorus in the formation of the concept of opera, the author shows that Verstovsky’s opera reflected the spirit of its time no less vividly than Mikhail Glinka’s opera “A Life for the Tsar.”

Keywords: Alexei Verstovsky, “Askold's Grave”, the collective character, the operatic dramaturgical line

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Beriglazova, E. V. (2013). Concerning the Role of the Chorus in Alexei Verstovsky’s Opera “Askold’s Grave” (Regarding the Issue of the Concept). Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, (1), 98–102. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/190
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Choral Music
Author Biography

Ekaterina V. Beriglazova, Magnitogorsk State M.I. Glinka Conservatory

Faculty member at the Choral Conducting Department