The Metropolitan Opera jako wiodący producent spektakli operowych. Strategia kreowania marki the Met

Author(s): Agnieszka Lakner / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02 (29)/2016

The aim of an article is to show a strategy of creating brand by Metropolitan Opera according to the theory of global culture industry by Scott Lash and Ceila Lury. The main process which plays a significant role in this strategy is a medialisation of the opera, which provides constant update of this genre and helps it to adapt its form for a contemporary consumer. This strategy changes the relation between product and its recipient on several levels and makes an opera a new, fresh and modern music genre, as well as a theatrical and cinematic experience. Expansive Met brand transforms the operatic industry and introduces numerous innovations as Live in HD, iPod applications, Met on Demand, a brand of a singer etc. There’s also a significant aura around this brand, which imposes a form of thinking and causes certain expectations in relation to the consumer goods made by Met. According to the Roland Barthes’ theory of modern myth, the perception of this brand depends also on its history, memory and tradition, as well as being created by the identity itself. Thanks to the innovations and the nature of the event, an access to the opera nowadays is much easier and becomes a sign of a modern era.

Muzyka w filmie "Ewangelia wg św. Mateusza" Piera Paola Pasoliniego

Author(s): Julia Okołowicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 03 (26)/2015

The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964) was the third film made by an Italian intellectual Pier Paolo Pasolini. After many scandals and court trials which concerned seditious character of his earlier shortmovie La ricotta (making part of Ro.Go.Pa.G., 1963), he decided to dedicate his new film to the history of Christ, choosing the text of The Gospel According to St. Matthew, naming it the one which in the best way represents the human nature of Christ and his „being a man among men”. The film he made is an interesting work of art because of many reasons: it was filmed in the area of the South of Italy, it’s maintained in the neorealism aesthetics, and thanks to the actors who starred in the film (one of the Apostles was played by Giorgio Agamben, an Italian philosopher, Jesus was played by a Spanish student, a strong follower of communism and Mary was played by Pasolini’s own mother – Susanna). Nevertheless, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, among other Pasolini’s film, has the most complex and refined soundtrack list, because this time, the music is the element which plays the major role in the film, being the factor of the stylistic contamination he applied in his works. The story of Christ is portrayed by unusual music choices such as Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child by Odetta Williams, Gloria from the Kongo mass Missa Luba, Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky and others. Thus, it is important to have a closer look at the film’s music, and by decoding the intertextual figures such as quotations and allusions, try to understand its narrative symbolism and hidden, autobiographical motives created by Pasolini.

"La buona figliuola" Carla Goldoniego a "Czekina albo cnotliwa panienka" Wojciecha Bogusławskiego

Author(s): Edyta Grzywaczewska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 02 (25)/2015

„La buona figliuola” („The Accomplish’d Maid”) is an opera buffa in three acts by Niccolò Piccinni and Carlo Goldoni. The librettist based his text on Samuel Richardson’s novel „Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded”. It was performed for the first time at the Teatro delle Dame, Rome on 6th February 1760 with an all male cast. It was a big success and „La buona figliuola” took Europe by storm. Every European opera house had this opera in its repertoire. The performances were in: Barcelona, Prague, Vien, Dresden, London, Berlin, Mannheim and Paris. This opera was probably performed even in Beijing by Jesuits in 1778. „La buona figliuola” was so popular in Europe that Stanisław August Poniatowski, the King of Poland, wished it for his coronation ceremony. The performance took place at the National Theatre on 7th August 1765, just five years after the world premiere. This opera was also very popular in Warsaw. People loved the story of a simple and good maid Cecchina. Seventeen years later, Wojciech Bogusławski, the director of the National Theater, translated and adapted Goldoni’s opera and named it „Czekina albo cnotliwa panienka” („Czekina or a Virtuous Maid”). He performed it in 1782 with big success. First of all, the article describes the historical context of the creation of libretto – the Carlo Goldoni’s biography. Next, it presents the story of maid Cecchina and the phenomenon of the description of the Polish theories of translation from the 18th century, the Polish version of the opera – „Czekina or a Virtuous Maid”, is presented. Finally, two versions of the libretto – the Goldoni’s and the Bogusławski’s, are compared.

Орлин Събев. Роберт Колеж и българите, София, “Изток-Запад”, 2015, 463 с.

Author(s): Rumyana Radkova / Language(s): English Issue: 3-4/2015

Book review

Прояви на ислямизация в Aнхиалска каза през XVI – началото на XVIII век

Author(s): Dimitar Nitsov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/2017

The Islamization processes affect the territory of Anchialo kaza, like the other Rumelian lands. The motives of most of the converts are clear – salvation from slavery, less taxes, the possibility of permanent financial support from any income source and the possibility of career development in the Ottoman ruling party.

Феномен и схема. Подстъпи към една възможна критическа феноменология

Author(s): Kristiyan Enchev / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 3/2017

This article elucidates why the Kant’s transcendental scheme in its orthodox type is not a functionally reliable bridge in the transition from pure cognitive forms to real experiental “crystallizations”, and how this can be compensated by its transformation into a phenomenal structure including as its own elements regionally relevant kinaesthetic organization and “encoded ideas”. Ideas undergo deformalization – from “purely regulatory” schemes of reason, they go to constitutive structures that comprise regional figurative adhesions and as such receive regional “encoding” – contentful concretization. This type of rethinking of the transcendental scheme also leads to a significant change in the way in which local phenomena should be understood (such as, for example, socialization and education) so as to guarantee their rethinking in the transition from the empirical (but hermeneutically grasped manifold) to the phenomenal integrity in the encoded ideas as a regionally relevant, concrete “figurative kinship”.

Илияна Марчева. Политиката за стопанска модернизация в България по време на Студената война. София, изд. „Летера“, 2016. 640 с.

Author(s): Daniel Vatchkov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 5-6/2016

Book Review

Officers and Cadets from the Third Bulgarian Kingdom – Followers of European Maritime Attainments

Author(s): Valentin Vasilev / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2016

Book Review: Asen Kozhuharov „Bulgarian Naval Officers Training Abroad (1882-1944)”

Stefan Rohdewald. Götter der Nationen. Religiöse erinnerungsfiguren in Serbien, Bulgarien und Makedonien bis 1944. Böhlau Verlag, Köln, Weimar, Wien, 2015 (= Visuelle Geschichtskultur, Bd. 14). 906 p.

Author(s): Ivan Bilyarski / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1-2/2017

Book review

Państwo Islamskie – metody rekrutacji członków

Author(s): Bartosz Kurek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2014

АРТИСТЪТ ОТБЛИЗО, АРТИСТЪТ НАДАЛЕЧ

Author(s): Vladimir Atanasov / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 19/2021

Проф. д.ф.н. Албена Георгиева-Ангелова (1954–2024)

Author(s): Mariyanka Borisova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2024

In memoriam

Doctrinal Perspectives of the Hindu Philosophical Systems on the Epistemological and Ontological Status of the Vedas

Author(s): B.N. Hebbar / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

This article is merely intended to summarize the four principal viewpoints of the systems of Classical Hindu thought on the supreme scriptures of Brahminical Hinduism, i.e., the Vedas. It does not give nor delve into the long-winded arguments advanced by the schoolmen of each of these systems that seek to justify their positions on their doctrine of scripture and its associated and ancillary issues

Metaphors of Liberation: Exploring the Imagistic Techniques and Visual Language in Tagore’s Chandalika

Author(s): Poulami Roy / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

Rabindranath Tagore’s dramatic techniques employ a rich tapestry of symbolic language, where imagery serves as a vehicle for both narrative progression and the expression of complex social critiques. Set against the backdrop of rigid caste hierarchies prevalent in society, the play presents the transformative journey of Prakriti, an untouchable woman who confronts the deeply ingrained social prejudices of her time. Through its poetic language and richly layered imagery, Chandalika goes beyond a mere narrative of social critique to become a profound meditation on human dignity, identity, and freedom. Through a detailed analysis of these imagistic elements, this study highlights how Tagore’s visual language not only enriches the dramatic experience but also invites a deeper understanding of the socio-cultural issues addressed in the play. The paper argues that Chandalika serves as a powerful example of how metaphors of liberation, when intertwined with visual symbolism, can transcend the constraints of conventional drama to deliver a potent message of human dignity and self-worth.

The City beyond the Words. A Personal Approach of Calcutta

Author(s): Mihaela Gligor / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

Calcutta (Kolkata) is usually considered the cultural capital of India. The extraordinary cultural effervescence of the city, the numerous descriptions of the metropolis in the literary writings, memoirs or films place Calcutta among the most inspirational cities in the world. I have visited Calcutta many times and I am always impressed by the city’s ability to reassert itself, and to give a voice to all its residents. During festivals, the city is like a fairytale; it vibrates with people’s lives and is part of the festivities. But during the rest of the year, Calcutta charms visitors and takes over their lives, making them return again and again. This is how I see, experience, love and read the city of joy, beyond the words in which it is often described.

review at William Dalrymple, The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019, 522 p., ISBN: 978-1-4088-6439-5.

Author(s): Florina Dobre-Brat / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The rise of the East India Company (EIC) as the main, unrelented and not once reckless player on the economic market along with their increasing political power that largely contributed to the collapsing of the Indian Mughal Empire is what the Scottish historian William Dalrymple writes about with accomplished art in The Anarchy.

review at Aanchal Malhotra, The Book of Everlasting Things, Gurugram: Harper Collins, 2017, 480 p., ISBN: 9789356999152.

Author(s): Cătălina-Ioana Pavel / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The Book of Everlasting Things written by Aanchal Malhotra is a chronicle of fragrance, loss, longing, and the ability of memory to endure and preserve the past through an invisible realm: smell. It is a treasury of intangible, everlasting things that are stronger than material, physical borders, more powerful than a place, a country, or even physical death.

review at Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges: Life among the Dead in Banaras, Gurugram: HarperCollins, 2023, 346 p., ISBN: 978-93-5699-467-6.

Author(s): Mihaela Gligor / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

Fire on the Ganges, by Radhika Iyengar, an Indian journalist, writer, and recipient of the 2018 Red Ink Awards in the category of human rights, is a masterpiece that describes, in an unprecedent manner, “the life among the dead in Banaras.” The book is based on almost eight years of research on the Dom community of Varanasi, a group of people that have a remarkable importance for the Hindus.

IDENTITET BEZ RAZLIKE

Author(s): Katarina Đurđević / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 1/2024

Review of: Ivan Čolović: Na putu u srpski svet, Biblioteka XX vek, Beograd, 2023.

ОЧУВАЊЕ НЕПОКРЕТНОГ КУЛТУРНОГ НАСЛЕЂА

Author(s): Duško Kuzović / Language(s): Serbian Issue: 189/2024

Review of: Ивана Јаношевић, Непокретно културно наслеђе Палежа и Обреновца: речи, слике и прилике; Библиотека „Влада Акентијевић”, Обреновац 2022; 148 стр