Dictator of Pontus Mithridates VI Eupator: Versions by Mozart, Racine, Guth
Journal: Problems of Interaction Between Arts Pedagogy and the Theory and Practice of Education
Year: 2025

In Ukraine, the opera “Mitridate, re di Ponto” (“Mithridates, King of Pontus”) is not a part of the established opera repertoire. The article aims to analyse different scholarly perspectives and interpretative approaches to the figure of the dictator Mithridates VI Eupator. The versions by Jean Racine, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claus Guth are examined and compared. In the contemporary interpretation by the German director, the staging is analysed through the lens of the psychological character