Movie Description
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
(2019)Overview
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. Krzysztof Warlikowski liberates all the subversive power of this scorching and scandalous work, which marked the early years of the Opéra Bastille.
Featured Crew
Cast
Katerina Lvovna Ismailova
Serguei
Boris Timofeevich Ismailov
Aksinya
Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov
A priest
Sonyetka
Conductor
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Facts
Original TitleShostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Status Released
Release Information
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2019-04-16
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 03h 00m
Production CompaniesOpéra National de Paris
Genres
- Music
