The Singer-Actor Role in the System of Staging Principles of Musical Theatre in the 1930–1940s (based on the fi rst roduction of S. Prokofi ev’s opera “War and Peace” in 1946)

Abstract

The article examines the role and signifi cance of a singer-actor in the system of staging principles of the 1930–1940s. The work shows the changes in the approaches to work on a performance adopted during the designated period and refl ects the basic principles in the work of artists preparing their roles. The author analyses reviews of critics of the 1940s and identifi es approaches to the analysis of stage materials and the place of the description of singers-actors in the articles. The study is carried out on the basis of the 1946 production of S. Prokofi ev’s opera “War and Peace” at the Maly Opera Theatre.