Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Synopsis

Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, a lurid tale of sex, murder, and corruption, premiered in 1934 and was a success until Stalin saw it two years later, resulting in a Pravda review that viciously condemned it. It was later replaced by an expurgated version, now called Katerina Ismailova after the work's principal character. The original version has now reclaimed its place on international stages. The heroine is the daughter-in-law of Boris, a greedy, lecherous merchant, and the frustrated wife of his impotent son. Katerina poisons Boris and when her husband returns she and her lover, Sergei, kill him too, burying him in the cellar. The body is discovered during their wedding party. Haunted by guilt, Katerina confesses and the newlyweds are consigned to Siberia. When Sergei takes up with another woman, Katerina pushes her into the river and then jumps in herself.

Main Cast

Eva-Maria Westbroek

Katerina Ismailova

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Christopher Ventris

Sergei

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Vladimir Vaneev

Boris Ismailov

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Ludovít Ludha

Zinovy Ismailov

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Carole Wilson

Aksinya

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Alexandre Kravets

Peasant

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Nikita Storojev

Chief of Police

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Alexander Vassiliev

Priest

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music Director	Mariss Jansons
	Original Music Composer	Dmitri Shostakovich
Writing	Writer	Dmitri Shostakovich
Art	Set Designer	Martin Zehetgruber
Directing	Director	Thomas Grimm
Camera	Director of Photography	Martin Kušej
Lighting	Lighting Supervisor	Reinhard Traub
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