On the poster you can find the phrase "in the artist’s repertoire of Russian songs and romances." Repertoire - what is it and how is this word used?
What dictionaries say
Repertoire (in French repertoire, from Latin repertorium, which means list) - a word denoting a list of program numbers performed by an artist, or a list of theater performances for any period of time.
Examples:
- The repertoire of songs by Philip Kirkorov is more than a thousand titles.
- The repertoire of the Vakhtangov Theater includes the unchanged Turandot, which is the hallmark of the theater.
- For the same reason, the play "The Seagull" does not leave the Moscow Art Theater repertoire.
When the lead actor leaves, another actor is introduced in his place. But while rehearsals are underway, this performance falls out of the current repertoire.
Who has his repertoire
What is a concert, perhaps, everyone knows. The entertainer announces number after number in accordance with the program. This is also a kind of list, but it is not called a repertoire. This list of works is much wider. It includes all program numbers that a cultural institution or individual artist can represent at a particular moment.
For example, the State Philharmonic, which organizes concerts, may have in its repertoire separate works that are constantly performed from its stage. And now the artists who perform in the concert have their own repertoire: vocal performers - arias from operas and operettas, songs and romances, dramatic actors - individual scenes and monologues from performances, poems and excerpts from literary works, musical groups - own compositions or owned by other authors.
The circus repertoire is constantly changing, although individual numbers can go on the arena for years. This is, above all, performances with animals.
In what context is this word used
The repertoire may be thematic or limited in some respects. For example: "The director said that the song" Vladimir Central "should not be included in the school repertoire, that such imitation of the chanson is unacceptable for a children's play." That is, a school group can perform this song in a different setting, but not at school.
It can be complete, extended and current. Every time we mean a set of works that are performed in a certain period of time. For instance:
- The full repertoire of the Maly Theater has not yet been restored. Although the current constantly includes several plays by Ostrovsky.
An extended repertoire is often present at gala concerts. So, the invited bard can perform not only songs of his composition, but also songs of famous pop groups that are not included in his program.
Now you know what a repertoire is, and how the word is used.