Digital Technologies in the 21st Century Art

The use of digital technologies in musical art influences the process of arousing the audience’s interest in personal control of what is happening on the stage, their involvement and maximum possible immersion in shows, performances, multimedia projects, which affects their psychology, as well as the peculiarities of their perception. This article summarizes the results of a study of the mutual influence of digital technologies and academic musical-instrumental and vocal art.

The authors prove that the use of digital technologies in the work of modern musicians, directors and designers contributes to the development of the creative and communicative aspect of musical art; bringing the art of the 21st century to a qualitatively new level; the enrichment of artistic thinking and creative potential of musicians, listeners, spectators, etc.; increasing the mobility and innovativeness of contemporary musical art, which is reflected both in the expansion of the visual and performing aspects of concert performances, and in the increase in the number of listeners and viewers.

The article specifies that, unlike modern Japanese musical culture, which is mostly based exclusively on digital technologies, representatives of Russian culture are adherents of academic traditions. Specifically, the main goal of G.V. Filshtinsky’s work, according to the director himself, is to update the very presentation of musical-instrumental and opera art to the youth audience while preserving the classical content and live sound of the works in general.

The article substantiates that the fundamental idea of the festival “Digital Opera 2.0. Opera of the Digital Age” is to attract a younger generation of employees and spectators to Russian opera houses. It is no coincidence that the plot and the author’s show projects by G.V. Filshtinsky are based on patriotic themes, which the director, together with his numerous team of professionals, introduces into the performances.

The article reveals that the events held within the framework of the First International Festival “Digital Opera 2.0. Opera of the Digital Age” and G. Filshtinsky’s show performances are aimed at solving the fundamental problems of modern society, namely, the preservation, development and popularization of the creative, cultural heritage of the Russian Federation, the formation of patriotic, aesthetic, spiritual growth of the county’s youth audience.

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