Musicology Annotation << Back Choral Opera by R. Shchedrin «Boyarina Morozova» (Dramaturgic Features) Marina Kovaleva The paper is concerned with the peculiarities of dramatic concept of Rodion Shchedrin’s opera «Boyarina Morozova» in the context of new opera genre development tendencies of the 20th–21st centuries. Special attention is paid to scenery and intonational dramaturgy analysis of the work (opera). The paper exposes dramaturgic functions of choir and the role of orchestra in the opera. Keywords: Shedrin, dramaturgy, conflict, characters, leitintonational complex, leitmotif, intonational development, choir, lamentation, orchestra.  Contacts: E-mail: positivus@list.ru Pp. 19-25.