THE IMAGE OF CHIO-CHIO-SAN IN OPERA GIACOMO PUCCINI «MADAME BUTTERFLY»

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the aesthetic characteristics of the artistic image of Chio-Chio-san from the opera «Madame Butterfly» by G. Puccini. The methodology of the research is based on the consideration of philosophical, aesthetic and art historical aspects of musicological research, which involves the use of various methods – general scientific (analysis, synthesis, descriptiveness) and special. In particular, for the analysis of musical texts presented in the opera as primarily in a musical work, the musicological method is used. Scientific novelty. The article shows how, with the development of the operatic plot, the character of the arias performed by Chio-Chio-san and the musical accompaniment of the actions varies, they become a kind of hint for a deeper revelation and understanding of the image of the main character. Conclusions. Using excellent creative methods, G. Puccini with the help of musical design demonstrates the process of moral change of the main character - from simplicity to maturity, from naivety to despair – which has musical, dramatic and tragic aesthetic features. At the same time, the character of the image of Chio-Chio-san is extremely successful not only because of its distinctive external characteristics but also by the deep internal connotation of its image, which once again emphasizes the realism of the hard life of the «little man».