Vocal pedagogy of Lidia Vladimirovna Miasnikova

The aim of the study is to identify and describe pedagogical principles of L.V. Myasnikova. We try to generalize scattered memories of her pupils and colleagues and, on this basis, deduce methodological principles she used in the work with her pupils. The novelty and topicality of the work is due to the small number of works on pedagogical activities of L. Myasnikova and the lack of methodical publications by L. Myasnikova. The study is also based on new materials and interviews gotten by the author with people who knew Lydiya Vladimirovna in her life on and out of the stage. Rare audio recordings of arias and romances not previously known to the general public are discovered, as well as a complete list of works performed by Lydiya Vladimirovna is established. Peculiarities of pedagogical activities of L. Myasnikova are not separated from her creative approach to performing parties and preparing roles for the stage and chamber concerts. It should be noted that L. Myasnikova was certainly an unusually gifted creative person, talented teacher, artist, singer. She performed almost all possible parts for mezzo-soprano written by Russian, foreign and Soviet composers. Each stage image created by her strikes with its power, full-blooded feelings, depth of experience and authenticity of character and destiny of the character. Only a single person with extraordinary strength of spirit can with such self-giving, so vivid and original embody artistic images on the stage. This approach to creativity can also be seen in pedagogical activities of the great Siberian singer. The technical perfection of vocal performance was not the only goal of her performance and teaching, the artist should convey to listeners his feelings from the heart. Myasnikova knew all the technical means that help in this singer, but she always sang from the heart, giving herself to the audience. The spiritual power that she gave her heroines, the emotions that she lived on stage, sometimes seem to be on the verge of human, artist, singer. And only she possessed such simplicity, truthfulness, power. It is impossible to teach this, it is nature - the strength of the spirit and the body. In her skills she remained unsurpassed and unique. The author declares no conflicts of interests.

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