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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Plot: Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was ever written: the hard-hitting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Although one of the mainsprings of the work, the Shakespearean parallel is here bitterly ironic: unlike Lady Macbeth, Katerina Ismaïlova who, in the remote reaches of rural 19th century Russia, falls in love with one of her husband’s employees and is finally forced to commit suicide, is less a manipulator than a victim of a violent and patriarchal society
Release Date: Tuesday, April 16 2019
5 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Aušrinė StundytėAušrinė Stundytė
Aušrinė Stundytė was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Katerina Lvovna Ismailova'.
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Portrait of Pavel CernochPavel Cernoch
Pavel Cernoch was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Serguei'.
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Portrait of Dmitry UlyanovDmitry Ulyanov
Dmitry Ulyanov was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Boris Timofeevich Ismailov'.
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Portrait of Sofija PetrovicSofija Petrovic
Sofija Petrovic was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Aksinya'.
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Portrait of John DaszakJohn Daszak
John Daszak was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov'.
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Portrait of Krzysztof BaczykKrzysztof Baczyk
Krzysztof Baczyk was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'A priest'.
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Portrait of Oksana VolkovaOksana Volkova
Oksana Volkova was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Sonyetka'.
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Portrait of Ingo MetzmacherIngo Metzmacher
Ingo Metzmacher was
61 in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Conductor'.
Sun, Nov 10 1957

Crew

Portrait of Krzysztof WarlikowskiKrzysztof Warlikowski
Krzysztof Warlikowski was
56 in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Stage Director'
Sat, May 26 1962
Portrait of Alexandre PreisAlexandre Preis
Alexandre Preis was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Writer'
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Portrait of Dmitri ShostakovichDmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich would have been no older than
68 in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Original Music Composer, Writer'
Tue, Sep 25 1906 –
Sat, Aug 09 1975
Portrait of Nikolai LeskovNikolai Leskov
Nikolai Leskov would have been no older than
64 in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Original Story'
Wed, Feb 16 1831 –
Tue, Mar 05 1895
Portrait of Małgorzata SzczęśniakMałgorzata Szczęśniak
Małgorzata Szczęśniak was
>> in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Production Design'
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Portrait of Ingo MetzmacherIngo Metzmacher
Ingo Metzmacher was
61 in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
as 'Conductor'
Sun, Nov 10 1957