The creative method of D. Bertman in the production of the opera "The Tsar''s Bride" (Moscow Musical Theater "Helikon-Opera", 1997)
Presented article aims to study the play by D. Bertman from the point of view of the techniques and methods of directing it for revealing the drama of the “Tsar's bride” in the context of the modern era. The play performed on the stage of the Moscow Musical Theater “Helikon-Opera” in 1997 represents a significant genre transformation of the work of N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. The main thing in the director's reading was not the historical context of the era of Ivan the Terrible, but the fact that the characters of the "Tsar's Bride" were contemporaries of Shakespeare. According to Bertman's plan, from the historical and everyday drama “The Tsar's Bride” turned into a Shakespearean tragedy, which was repeatedly stressed by critics. In an attempt to create a performance in accordance with the canons of the Shakespearean theater, the director combined the operatic action with a dramatic one. The stage version of the theater was awarded to the Russian National Theater Award “Golden Mask” in 1999 for the best work of the director in the musical theater. In the presented article the task is set to study the production of the opera “The Tsar's Bride” performed by D. Bertman. The study of the director's plot, embodied in the play is made by the author as well as the analysis of the composition of action and scenic space solutions. The study of the play by D. Bertman is based on the review material and personal impressions of the author of this article.