2016-01-23 Music, 2h 30m
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a powerful work of raw emotional intensity. With themes of adultery and murder, the story follows the downfall of a bored provincial merchant’s wife who seeks solace and excitement in an extra-marital affair. With a bold and contemporary setting, the staging provides the perfect backdrop to this 20th-century opera’s unflinching approach to sex and violence.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a powerful work of raw emotional intensity. With themes of adultery and murder, the story follows the downfall of a bored provincial merchant’s wife who seeks solace and excitement in an extra-marital affair. With a bold and contemporary setting, the staging provides the perfect backdrop to this 20th-century opera’s unflinching approach to sex and violence.
Katerine Ismaïlova
Boris Timoféiévitch Ismaïlov / Le fantôme de Boris
Zinovy Borisovitch Ismaïlov
Sergueï
Le Pope / Un vieux bagnard
Conductor
Released
Original LanguageRussian
Budget$0
Revenue$0
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