Abstract
The ways of transformation of the opera genre at the new historical stage of its development are traced. The integrative aspects of the interaction of opera with other musical genres and types of art, features of the content, aesthetics, genre and style principles, stylistics of modern opera art are revealed. It was found that the basis of the latest operas are historical and mythological, biblical and fairy-tale, tragic and comic plots, masterpieces of ancient and modern drama, prose, and poetry. A wide panoramic review of operas created in recent decades has shown that among the topics that concern artists today, the most relevant are: the greatness and decline of the spiritual leader, the ephemerality of human life, indifference and coldness of modern society, depressing human loneliness, loss of identity, man's destiny in the world, crime and punishment, repentance for sins committed, carnal passions and violence, decomposition and self-destruction of the individual, idealized love, dreams, memory, the subconscious as ways to escape from absurd reality, and so on. The idea that universal values, which have been developed by mankind for many centuries of its existence, remain relevant for the modern generation, and their conceptualization in the latest artistic practice is associated with updating the canon in the direction of creating new hybrid genres, experiments with performers, instruments, place and time of performances, the use of multi-vector neo-style mixes, compositional and performance techniques, directorial interpretations. The place and role of operas of contemporary Ukrainian composers in the world opera process are determined. On the examples of works by M. Skoryk, A. Zahaykevych, L. Yurina, A. Merkhel, etc., as well as the activities of the creative group “New Opera” (I. Razumeiko - R. Hryhoriv) it is proved that the creative pursuits of Ukrainian artists are in line the latest world trends, testify to the high level of professionalism of the Ukrainian school of composition and performance.
Highlights
At the turn of the 20th - 21st centuries, opera as one of the most complex and attractive genres of musical art enters a new stage of its development, associated with numerous experiments and innovations
A striking example is the minimalist opera by Philip Glass “Akhnaten” (1983) about the life, work, and death of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaten, who became famous for being the first in human history to proclaim the monotheistic religion of the Sun god
It is worth noting that in modern opera we have found few works, the plots of which are based on distant historical events, myths, fairy tales, and legends
Summary
At the turn of the 20th - 21st centuries, opera as one of the most complex and attractive genres of musical art enters a new stage of its development, associated with numerous experiments and innovations. Modern composers face a new, much wider range of creative tasks than in previous epochs, approaches to opera drama are changing, and avant-garde means of expression are being used more boldly. Renewal takes place through the embodiment of new themes, the involvement of non-traditional literary sources, appeal to the archaic layers of folklore, and so on. Characteristic features of the opera are the diversity, mobility of forms and their components, the originality of stage solutions. Given that the latest musical material rarely becomes the basis of art and cultural studies, the authors of this article consider its topic relevant
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