Zjawisko Czerniakow
The Phenomenon of Chernyakov

Summary/Abstract: The author describes the operas directed by Dmitry Chernyakov, beginning with his first, Young David (1998), and continuing through Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (2003), Eugene Onegin (2006), Khovanshchina (2007) and Wozzeck (2009), Don Giovanni (2010), Dialogues des Carmélites (2010), up until his performance of 2011: Simon Boccanegra byVerdi. The author indicates the changes occurring in the director’s style (from exaggerated effects to stern discipline) and describes the characteristic attributes of his theater. She thus outlines the framing of the space and the idea of variation in a single space, and also the grasp of music, action, and character that come in conflict with popular interpretations.

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