Plastic Solution of the Main Heroine's Image in J. Bizet's Opera "Carmen"

Abstract

The author of the article considered the peculiarities of the plastic interpretation of Carmen image in Bizet's opera in terms of the concept of "Soul and body: opposition or harmony?". The urgency of the study is due to the need to rethink the image of the protagonist in the new paradigm of theatrical art. The purpose of the study is to determine the stylistic features of the plastic solution of the image of the main character in the evolutionary development of the role-playing game. The author of the research applied the methodology based on an integrated approaches conditioned by the synthesis of the comparative method (innovative approaches of the composer to the opera), genrestylistic method (specifics of dance in opera), analytical method (characteristic features of Carmen's image), interpretive method (plastic interpretation of the metamorphoses of the spiritual and physical principles of the protagonist). The scientific novelty lies in the delineation of significant changes in the relationship between the spiritual and the corporeal in the plastic communication of Jose and Carmen. J. Bizet's innovative approaches to the composition of the opera "Carmen" are clarified which consists in identifying the following points: the creation of a realistic psychological drama, its expansion beyond the genre of comic opera; choosing a new type of the main character, who acts as herald of female images cult in the decadence era. The author emphasizes the important place of dance in the plastic images of the main characters of the opera, its effectiveness in the development of the plot line of the work in contrast to the illustrative divertissement samples of previous operas. The "exotic" type of the main heroine is outlined, whose appearance in theatrical themes became an announcer of the formation of the fundamental beginnings of the Art Nouveau style. The symbolic moments of plastic communication between Jose (rhythmic pantomime) and Carmen (dance pantomime) prove the gradual evolution of the spiritual and physical essences of the main character from opposition to harmony. Prospects for further explorations in terms of compositional and architectural solutions of mass ballet scenes in accordance with modern realities are predicted.