THE ARCHETYPE OF ODARKA FROM THE OPERA “KUPALO” BY A. VAKHNIANYN AS A REFLECTION OF THE MENTAL TRAITS OF UKRAINIANNESS

Abstract

The article explores the issue of defining the archetype of the main character of A. Vakhnianin’s opera “Kupalo” Odarka from the point of view of the reflection of the mental features of Ukrainianness in it. A special place in the article is given to the analysis of the dramatic line of the opera character, emphasizing the obvious close connection of her personal essence with the traits of the Ukrainian national character. The research methodology is based on historical, analytical, descriptive, music-textological, source-based, and retrospective methods. Which provide an opportunity to explore the traits of the Ukrainian character in the image of the main heroine, reaching the depths of Ukrainian history.The scientific novelty of the research lies in the fact that it is the first time that the female image of Ukrainian opera is explored through the prism of such categories as: the mentality of the Ukrainian nation, the archetype and the specifics of its historical formation on the territory of Ukraine. The aim of the work is to determine the archetype of the main character of A. Vakhnianyn’s opera “Kupalo” Odarka, which becomes possible due to the projection of mental traits of Ukrainianness onto this character. The composer created the character of Odarka, endowing it with a bright national identity, which made it possible to analyze this archetype of the female image of Ukrainian opera from the point of view of reflecting the mental traits of Ukrainianness in it. Like Ukrainians, the main heroine is also characterized by antheism – an unbreakable bond with her native land. The contradiction in the essence of the main character lies in the fact that despite the fact that her father is Omar Pasha, the basis of Odarka’s archetype is her Ukrainian part. The character of Odarka embodies lyricism – one of the main features of the Ukrainian national character; the features of the Amazons – a close connection with their native land and individualism. The image of the main character corresponds to the sacrificial archetype, since this trait of Odarka is key when she makes an important decision.