Works by A. Scarlatti as a Triumph of Beauty and Virtue (on the Example of the Analysis of Opera "Griselda")

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the Christian-church foundations of moral and ethical factors of the plot and compositional collisions of the opera-seria, as well as to recognise in the figurative and dramaturgical positions the continuity from the hagiographic approach of the plot of mysteries and liturgical dramas – on the example of "Griselda" by A. Scarlatti. The research methodology is based on the intonation approach of the school of B. Asafiev in Ukraine, based on the unity of music and speech, based on historical-comparative, hermetic and interdisciplinary research methods, as it is shown in the works of D. Androsova, O. Markova, O. Muravska, and others. The scientific novelty of the work is based on the novelty of reviewing the religious basis of A. Scarlatti's opera-seria as an achievement of the artist and the corresponding assessment of the super-individual bel canto lyrics in "Griselda" as a majestic possession of the religiously minded Master. Conclusions. The affirmation of the dramatic basis of the productions of A. Scarlatti's operas testifies to the mysterious core of his operatic thinking, which causes the super-individual features of the lyrics, which dominates his compositions and gives a super-personal meaning to the virtues of the heroine of the opera "Griselda", which in the demonstration of super-humility of behaviour and actions demonstrates the vital highness of her stage outline.

Keywords: A. Scarlatti, opera "Griselda", opera-seria, religious basis, opera thinking, stage outline.