The Music and Psychological Images in the Ballet Phantasy “Dream” by Doctor of Medicine Eduard Hambartsoumian

The paper examines the one-act ballet phantasy “Yeraz [Dream]” by the renowned gynecologist, specialist in the field of reproductive medicine, director and founder of the “Center of Reproductive Medicine” in Yerevan, President of the Armenian Society of Reproductive Medicine, Doctor of Medicine Eduard Hambartsoumian. Since 2015, the ballet has established itself in the repertoire of the A. Spendiaryan Yerevan National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet. The libretto is written by the prima ballerina of the Yerevan Opera and Ballet Theater, Merited Actress of Armenia Jacqueline Sarkhoshyan – the first and unexcelled performer of the main role. The composer used a musical quotation from the Armenian folk song “Yeraz [Night Dream]” to the words of Smbat Shahaziz (Shahazizyan); the tune undergoes various rhythmic and timbre modifications throughout the performance. For the first time in the world, the art of sand animation is employed in the scenic design and artistic interior of a ballet performance (Anna Amas).