Odarka Bandrіvskа: the Creative Portrait of the Prominent Ukrainian Singer

The purpose of the article is to examine the life and creative path of  Ukrainian singer Odarka Bandrіvska (1902–1981), to analyze scientific and methodological works and the principles of her vocal school. The research methodology consisted in the integrated approach. The research was based on the historical, biographical, theoretical, and comparative methods. Of particular importance was the analysis of literature on the history of Galician culture and prominent representatives of vocal schools. The scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that for the first time in Ukrainian musicology the stages of professional development of O. Bandrivska in the context of Western Ukrainian culture of the twentieth century were outlined and her scientific and methodical achievements through the prism of her performing and teaching activity were considered. Conclusions. In the course of the study, it was found that the outstanding representative of Lviv vocal school, O. Bandrivska, left valuable theoretical heritage – scientific works concerning the stylistic features of chamber and vocal lyrics of European composers and the principles of vocal schools of different ages. This allowed for making in-depth conclusions about the performing style of outstanding Ukrainian vocalists, in particular, her relative, Solomiya Krushelnytska. During her study in Italy, О. Bandrіvska discovered the influence of the Italian (Fr. Lamperti) and Austro-Germanic (F. Hensbaher) schools on the formation of the vocal manner of Krushelnytska, which allowed O. Bandrivska to theoretically comprehend and develop her own concept of chamber singing.