ON THE HISTORY OF PERFORMANCES OF «THE FIERY ANGEL» OPERA (V. BRUSOV – S. PROKOFYEV)

The author of the article tells about some episodes referring to the performances of «The Fiery Angel» – Sergey Prokofyev’s opera. The opera was first staged only after the composer’s death and at first drew the attention of the Western conductors and directors. It is noteworthy that the modern directors tend to modernize the opera’s plot.