Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв. Серія: Музичне мистецтво (Dec 2020)
Interpretation Peculiarities of Opera Arias of Azerbaijani and Western European Composers Performed by Muslim Magomayev
Abstract
Muslim Magomayev (1942-2008) is an outstanding singer who played a significant role in the history of vocal musical culture in Azerbaijan and the world. Arias from operas by various composers occupy an important place in Magomayev’s creative activity. He turned to these arias from the earliest stages of his career and managed to create unique pieces of art. The article thoroughly analyses the vocalist’s performance of opera arias and gives a distinct explanation of his performance principles. It should be noted that the peculiarities of M. Magomayev’s performance of opera arias have not been scientifically and theoretically studied and extensive research has not been previously carried out. The purpose of this research is to identify Magomayev’s principles of performing opera arias, the interpretation features of some of the works performed by the singer. The research methodology consists of various analysing methods of vocal performance. All this is presented in connection with the information about the singer published in various newspapers and magazines, and some moments from his life. The performance analysis carried out in the article is associated with the theoretical foundations for vocal science. Along with it, the analysis of vocal performance is presented on note samples. The scientific novelty of the research. It is for the first time M. Magomayev’s opera aria creativity has been reviewed, and the singer’s vocal peculiarities and his method of approaching the images have been determined. The study includes performance analyses of samples of musical works by Azerbaijani and Western European composers, as well. Conclusions. M. Magomayev gave priority to addressing opera arias by various composers in his repertoire. One of the main features of Magomayev’s performance is the preservation of the style of any aria during the performance. This is manifested both in a variety of performance techniques and in various ways of artistic expression. The singer brought out the subtle details of each image and transforms them into a characteristic feature of the protagonist. In these arias, he could demonstrate all capabilities of his voice. Features of his voice character, including the strength, volume range, good state of the voice apparatus, a wide range of vocal performance techniques and rich voice palette give grounds to say that the singer’s voice apparatus was given him by nature. The singer’s wide voice range allowed him to masterly perform arias written for bass and baritone timbres.
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