Musicology Annotation << Back Choral theatre in the works of Valery Kalistratov Yulia Tikhonova The paper describes the pressing issue of the genre of choral theater on the example of the works of Valery Kalistratov, one of the leading composers of contemporary folk line. The composer’s works that were written in different years represent large-scale variety of choral theatre genres, various methods and techniques of language in connection with genre, as well as original approaches in theatrical-stage dramaturgy of the works. The use of folkloric quotes and regional folklore traditions reflects the originality of the composer's thinking. Valery Kalistratov uses the intonation-verbal material of folkloric quotes and folk song’s specific performance techniques. Thus, the genre of choral theater is presented in connection with the method of citation which is the basis of the composer's work with folklore. Keywords: Valery Kalistratov, choir, choral theater, dramaturgy, quote, regional folklore traditions. Contacts: E-mail: tik-julia@yandex.ru Pp. 18-21.