Siberian Federal University

Issue

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2023 16 (1)

Authors

Mikhaylova, Olesya S.; Nekhvyadovich, Larisa I.

Contact information

Mikhaylova, Olesya S.: Altai State University Barnaul, Russian Federation; ; Nekhvyadovich, Larisa I.: Altai State University Barnaul, Russian Federation

Keywords

opera; sacred drama, G. Rossini; biblical historicism; romantic opera based on a biblical story; Bible; Holy Scripture; operatic dramaturgy; conflict event

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of embodiment the biblical story into the libretto of G. Rossini’s opera «Ciro in Babilonia». This is one of the early and little-known works of the composer, which up to the present time has not aroused research interest. The libretto of the opera is notable for its complexity and multi-composition, since it basically combines a historical and biblical story with a large-scale artistic fiction. The comprehension of the opera concept is made from the standpoint of biblical historicism. This approach made it possible to reveal a number of patterns in the architectonics of the opera, due to the religious content. They relate to the peculiarities of the dramatic process, in which the situational-event concept is determined by the idea of Crime and Punishment (violation of the Moral Law and the subsequent Divine Punishment), as well as the use of certain figurative and semantic biblical symbols. The libretto of the opera by G. Rossini reproduces the model of the biblical historical cycle, revealing the stages of the development of a conflict on a universal scale (God – humanity)

Pages

61–71

EDN

VOYPLB

Paper at repository of SibFU

https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/149738

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