Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2009)
2h 49m
Running Time
October 27, 2009
Release Date

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2009)
2h 49m
Running Time
October 27, 2009
Release Date
Plot.
At first glance, the title of Shostakovich’s opera seems to speak for itself: Katherina, neglected and unhappy in her marriage, commits the most heinous crime just like the Shakespearian Lady Macbeth. But Nikolai Leskov’s short novel, which portrays Katherina as a monster, was only the starting point for Shostakovich to elicit understanding for an oppressed woman whose pursuit for self-determination is suppressed by society. Through combining satiric, grotesque and tragic elements in his music, Shostakovich succeeds in striking the balance between repulsion at Katherina’s immoral acts and sympathy for her. Violence, eroticism and the paralysing boredom of Russian society in the 19th century are the founding elements of this composition. The choir and orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino conducted by James Conlon accompany tremendous soloists such as Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Vladimir Vaneev and Vsevolod Grivnov in the original language in this live recording.
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Cast & Crew.

Vladimir Vaneev
Boris Izmailov

Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet
Katerina Izmailova

Vsevolod Grivnov
Sergei

James Conlon
Conductor

Dmitri Shostakovich
Writer / Music

Alexander Preis
Writer

Lev Dodin
Director
Details.
Release Date
October 27, 2009
Original Name
Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
Status
Released
Running Time
2h 49m
Genres
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