Opera and cinema: a meeting at the beginning of the 20th century (“The Queen of Spades”, 1910)
Abstract
The article is devoted to the movie “Queen of Spades” by P. Chardynin (1910). This film was shot on the basis of the libretto of the opera of the same name by P. I. Tchaikovsky. Film researchers traditionally have a low opinion of this film, seeing in it only a distortion of the idea of the story of A. S. Pushkin. The author in the article compares the development of the plot of the film and opera, compares the costumes and scenery used in these works, pays special attention to dances of interlude. The analysis of the film allows us to conclude that the film and opera are united not only by the libretto. This film became a kind of fixation of the production of the opera in the form in which it existed at the Moscow Bolshoi Theater at the beginning of the 20th century. At the end of the article, the author comes to the conclusion that the study of other similar films created on the basis of the opera libretto can provide new information on musical theater productions.
About the Author
A. P. Grutsynova
Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory;
Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil., 13/6, Bolshaya Nikitskaya St., Moscow, 125009;
Ass. Prof, 6, M. Kislovsky Lane, Moscow, 125009
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Review
For citations:
Grutsynova A.P. Opera and cinema: a meeting at the beginning of the 20th century (“The Queen of Spades”, 1910). Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2020;(3):116-133. (In Russ.)
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