Ray Hughes - Sycamore Sunday

"Folk opera" from the life of beggarly quarters of New York. Working in the USA, V. basically kept his creative work. individuality, however, his music became outwardly more spectacular, and satire less evil. Since the late 40s. manyV.'s plays are renewed in the repertoire of Europe. theaters (including The Three-Penny Opera, Mahogany, the ballet The Seven Deadly Sins). Based on the principles of the "epic theater" of Brecht, using the emphasized banal forms of modern. him music of an easy genre, V. created a new type of topical satirical. drama with music. In an effort to introduce a new type of opera for the mass audience, he introduced colloquial speech, popular songs, fashionable dances, elements of jazz music and mountains. folklore. Except the theater. music, wrote orc., chamber, choir. production, as well as music for film and radio. He influenced P. Hindemith, B. Britten, J. Gershwin and others.