Musicology Annotation << Back The idea of duplicity in the opera Yu. Butsko "White Nights" Yana Yu. Belousova Duality as an artistic reception determines the construction of the plot in many works of F. Dostoyevsky. As shown in the article, among them is the story "White Nights", where, in Nastenka's mind, there is a convergence of images of the Dreamer and her absent Bridegroom. The idea of duality is embodied and in the opera by Yu. Butsko. The composer introduced the double of the main character – the Young Man, he corresponds to the image of the Bridegroom, but resembles the Dreamer, as follows from the remarks Butsko, their similarity is manifested in the general musical and intonational vocabulary. An analysis of the libretto compiled by the composer from the text of the story, shows the repetitions made by the composer – doubling of speech, characteristic of the story "Double" and serving as an expression of the same idea. A new interpreted duality presence and in the production of "White Nights" by Yu. Alexandrov, where the Dostoevsky features are attached to the young man. The director entrusts the Young Man with the part of the Dreamer's party, turning into doubles the Author and his character. Keywords: Duplicity, repeat, Dostoevsky, White Nights, Butsko, opera, staged by Alexandrov. Contacts: E-mail: speranza84@mail.ru Pp. 35-41.