Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2019)
Opera in four acts and nine parts (1934)
Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was ever written: the hard-hitting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Although one of the mainsprings of the work, the Shakespearean parallel is here bitterly ironic: unlike Lady Macbeth, Katerina Ismaïlova who, in the remote reaches of rural 19th century Russia, falls in love with one of her husband’s employees and is finally forced to commit suicide, is less a manipulator than a victim of a violent and patriarchal society. Krzysztof Warlikowski liberates all the subversive power of this scorching and scandalous work, which marked the early years of the Opéra Bastille.
Genre: Music
Runtime: 180 min
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Cast
- Aušrinė Stundytė - Katerina Lvovna Ismailova
- Pavel Cernoch - Serguei
- Dmitry Ulyanov - Boris Timofeevich Ismailov
- Sofija Petrovic - Aksinya
- John Daszak - Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov
- Krzysztof Baczyk - A priest
- Oksana Volkova - Sonyetka
- Ingo Metzmacher - Conductor
Screenplay
- Alexandre Preis
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Nikolai Leskov (Original Story)
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich
Production: Opéra National de Paris
Country: France
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films in Genre: Music
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk about?
- Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was ever written: the hard-hitting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Although one of the mainsprings of the work, the Shakespearean parallel is here bitterly ironic: unlike Lady Macbeth, Katerina Ismaïlova who, in the remote reaches of rural 19th century Russia, falls in love with one of her husband’s employees and is finally forced to commit suicide, is less a manipulator than a victim of a violent and patriarchal society. Krzysztof Warlikowski liberates all the subversive power of this scorching and scandalous work, which marked the early years of the Opéra Bastille.
- Who stars in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk stars Aušrinė Stundytė, Pavel Cernoch, Dmitry Ulyanov, Sofija Petrovic, John Daszak, Krzysztof Baczyk.
- How long is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk has a runtime of 3h 0m (180 minutes).
- What genre is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a Music film.
- Where was Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk produced?
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was produced in France.