CinemaOSMovie · 2009 · 2h 49m

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Opera in 4 Acts

Music

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.

Directed byLev Dodin

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 49m
Language
RU
Released
October 27, 2009
Studios
Arthaus Musik

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring

Vladimir Vaneev

Boris Izmailov

Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet

Katerina Izmailova

Vsevolod Grivnov

Sergei

James Conlon

James Conlon

Conductor

Creative team
Directed by
Lev Dodin
Lev Dodin
Written by
Alexander Preis
Dmitri Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich

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