REGIETHEATER – THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE OPERA OF OUR TIMES
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Regietheater, Opera, modern stages, 20th centuryAbstract
In a postmodern world where creative, aesthetic and social patterns are constantly reshaped or radically changed – a conservative, traditionalist view of lyrical performance can easily be categorized by some contemporary audiences as outdated and irrelevant. It is still possible that the opera, in its old costumes, to communicate any more interesting content – to modern man? This has been the dilemma of many opera directors who in the twentieth century changed their approach and often produced shocking performances for the public. The question remains open to the creators of the 21st century, the world of opera receiving more and more versions of shows that challenges the public with provocative solutions.
Rezumat. REGIETHEATER - MAREA PROVOCARE PENTRU OPERA TIMPURILOR NOASTRE. Într-o lume postmodernă, în care modelele creative, estetice și sociale sunt în mod constant remodelate sau radical schimbate - o viziune conservatoare, tradiționalistă asupra spectacolului liric poate fi ușor catalogată de unele audiențe contemporane ca fiind depășită și irelevantă. Este încă posibil ca opera, în costumele sale vechi, să mai comunice vreun conținut interesant - pentru omul modern? Aceasta a fost dilema multor regizori de operă care, în secolul XX, și-au schimbat abordarea și au produs adesea spectacole șocante pentru public. Întrebarea rămâne deschisă pentru creatorii secolului XXI, lumea operei primind tot mai multe versiuni de spectacole care provoacă publicul cu soluții provocatoare.
Cuvinte-cheie: Regietheater, operă, scene moderne, secolul XX
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