Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk
Status
released
Original Language
ru

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Cast

Aušrinė Stundytė as Katerine Ismaïlova

Aušrinė Stundytė

Katerine Ismaïlova

Vladimir Ognovenko as Boris Timoféiévitch Ismaïlov / Le fantôme de Boris

Vladimir Ognovenko

Boris Timoféiévitch Ismaïlov / Le fantôme de Boris

Peter Hoare as Zinovy Borisovitch Ismaïlov

Peter Hoare

Zinovy Borisovitch Ismaïlov

John Daszak as Sergueï

John Daszak

Sergueï

Gennady Bezzubenkov as Le Pope / Un vieux bagnard

Gennady Bezzubenkov

Le Pope / Un vieux bagnard

Kazushi Ono as Conductor

Kazushi Ono

Conductor

Production Companies

Opéra National de Lyon
ENO: English National Opera