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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда, romanized: Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda, lit. 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District') is an opera in four acts and nine scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda) is an 1865 novella by Nikolai Leskov. It was originally published in Fyodor Dostoyevsky 's magazine Epoch .
First version ( Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District ): 22 January 1934, Leningrad (Maly Opera House) Second version ( Katerina Ismailova ): 26 December 1962, Moscow (Stanislavsky-Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre) Cast.
The opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, first performed in Leningrad in 1934, is a tale about the pursuit of self-fulfilment. Yet, the outcome is lawlessness and the deaths of four people. Shostakovich tells the story using idiosyncratic music that simmers, smoulders and erupts.
Oct 6, 2022 · “Lady Macbeth” is based on an 1865 story by Nikolai Leskov, as adapted by Shostakovich and Alexander Preys. The title character, a childless merchant’s wife, Katerina Izmailova, lives...
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Lady Macbeth von Mzensk. Oper. Premiere: Sat 25.05.2024 | 19:00 | Opernhaus. Termine & Tickets. Oper in vier Akten und neun Bildern | Libretto von Alexander G. Preis und vom Komponisten nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Nikolaj S. Leskow | In russischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln | Dauer: ca. 3:15 h.
Jan 22, 2018 · The opera begins in Mzensk, Russia sometime during the 1840s. In a wealthy home Katerina bemoans her dull, comfortable life. Her husband, Zinovi, enters to bid her farewell; he is called away on business to attend to a broken dam.
