The trilogy Einstein on the beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten by Philip Glass: Interpretation of the genre and perspectives for the study of the modern opera
Abstract
The article will examine Glass’s early operas Einstein, Satyagraha, Akhnaten, united by the composer into a trilogy. The author will focus on patterns aimed at creating a new form of play for the opera genre — a performance art. Interpretation of the viewer as an accomplice of artistic events; an immersion technique necessary to immerse the viewer in a simulated reality, where the boundaries between the real and the artistic world are erased; modeling a liminal situation — these and other properties of performance significantly change the opera genre from the inside. As a result of analytical observations, the authors of the article come to the conclusion that the inclusion of the regularities of performance art in Glass’s opera trilogy Einstein, Satyagraha, Akhnaten contributes to the emergence of an original interpretation of the genre that shakes academic foundations, the study of which is impossible without an understanding of aesthetics and performativity theory.
About the Authors
E. V. Kiseyeva
Rachmaninov Rostov State Conservatory; Academy of Architecture and Arts of the Southern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil. (Art), Prof.
344002
23, Budennovsky prospect
39, Budennovsky prospect
Rostov-on-Don
V. N. Dyomina
Rachmaninov Rostov State Conservatory
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil. (Art), Ass. Prof.
344002
23, Budennovsky prospect
Rostov-on-Don
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Kiseyeva E.V., Dyomina V.N. The trilogy Einstein on the beach, Satyagraha, Akhnaten by Philip Glass: Interpretation of the genre and perspectives for the study of the modern opera. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2022;(6):63-75. (In Russ.)
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