ОПЕРНЕ МИСТЕЦТВО ПЕТЕРБУРГА 60-70 РОКІВ XIX СТОЛІТТЯ ЯК ФАКТОР ТВОРЧОГО РОЗВИТКУ В.В. ПУХАЛЬСЬКОГО1 (на матеріалі мемуарної спадщини митця)
Purpose of Article. Our research concerns the consideration of the peculiarities of perception by V.V. Pukhalskyof the opera performances in the St. Petersburg’s theatres, highlighted in his memoirs, and the analysis of their influence on the creative self-fulfillment of the musician. This research perspective helps to characterize V.V. Pukhalsky as the emotional, interested in the art of opera spectator and the music critic, who is able to give proper evaluative judgement and to respond quickly to musical events, demonstrating brilliant knowledge of the context. Methodology. The research methodology consists in applying the biographical method and the method of culturelogical commentary. The above-mentioned methodological approach allows us to analyse the little known facts of V.V. Pukhalsky creative biography and to show their actuality. Scientific novelty. The using of the memoir heritage of V.V. Pukhalsky allowed the author to realize the scale of influence of the St. Petersburg opera on the musician-beginner, to trace the formation of his musical thinking. The aesthetic experiences within children and youth age, highlighted in memoirs by V.V. Pukhalsky, for the first time, are associated with the analysis of the causes of his creative self-knowledge as a pianist, a teacher, a composer, a culturtraeger, a founder of higher music education in Ukraine. Conclusions. Through the prism of V.V. Pukhalsky’s reflections, the author highlight the socio-cultural face of theatrical St. Petersburg. Theatre is not only a show, but it is a sphere of aesthetic enrichment. In St. Petersburg V.V. Pukhalsky plunged in opera life. The artistical environment of the northern capital contributed to creative self-realisation of the founder of Kyiv piano school.