Director's Interpretation of Biblical Subjects in Myroslav Skoryk Opera "Moses"

The author of the article examines the appeal of numerous composers to biblical subjects when writing musical and theatrical works. This analysis made it possible to reveal the connection between the use of the specified theme and the social and cultural processes that took place in the epoch when the artist created his work. The research was held on the basis of source studies and comparative analysis of musicological, theatrical knowledge and interpretive (performance) aspects, which allowed to systematize and process this thematic material. The purpose of the research is substantiated, which is related to the examination of the peculiarities of directorial approaches in the implementation of a musical and theatrical work on a biblical theme in accordance with social and cultural processes at the turn of the second and third millennia. The ideological basis of the work, the circle of problems and the historical background of the creation of a modern Ukrainian opera based on a biblical plot are highlighted. Characteristic features of M. Skoryk's work "Moses", details of opera-oratorio and opera-parable are outlined. The three-dimensionality of the world of the plot basis, embodied in musical drama, has been formed. A comparative analysis of the performance of the work in the opera houses of Lviv and Kyiv was conducted. The specificity of the directors' approaches to the implementation of the performance in accordance with the genre characteristics of the work was revealed. The scenographic solution of the opera "Moses" according to the Lviv and Kyiv versions is characterized. Attention is focused on the concept of the light score as an important factor in the construction of the stage action. The necessity of selecting directorial techniques in the process of creating a performance of a parable direction with features of an oratorio opera is proven. Variability of approaches in working with the choir with differentiation of performance tasks was revealed. The interpretative aspects of the stage solution of the opera are analyzed, with an emphasis on key staging episodes. A description of the images of the main characters with an outline of their executive solution is provided. It is predicted that artists will turn to the realization of performances on biblical themes in the conditions of the development of world theatrical practice with the possibility of diversifying directorial decisions