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A Lady Macbeth of the District of Mcensk

On the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, La Scala opens the Season with his masterpiece Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, based on the novella by Nikolai Leskov. After its premiere in St. Petersburg, the opera – which was intended to be the first part of a trilogy on women’s condition in Russia – enjoyed great success at home and abroad. Stalin attended a performance in Moscow in 1936; two days later, the famous denunciation titled “Chaos Instead of Music” appeared in Pravda, through which the regime blacklisted the opera and its composer. Years later, Shostakovich prepared a new version that was staged in Moscow in 1963 under the title Katerina Izmailova, after Superintendent Ghiringhelli had unsuccessfully tried to secure its premiere for La Scala. Today, the theatre presents the original 1934 version, conducted by M° Chailly and the debut of director Barkhatov.

Top Cast

  • Sara Jakubiak

    Sara Jakubiak

    Katerina L’vovna Izmajlova

  • Alexander Roslavets

    Alexander Roslavets

    Boris Timofeevič Izmailov

  • Yevgeny Akimov

    Yevgeny Akimov

    Zinovij Borisovič Izmailov

  • Najmiddin Mavlyanov

    Najmiddin Mavlyanov

    Sergej

  • Alexander Kravets

    Alexander Kravets

    Seedy Lout

  • Chao Liu

    Chao Liu

    Millhand

  • Valery Gilmanov

    Valery Gilmanov

    Priest

  • Jiří Rajniš

    Jiří Rajniš

    Yard Keeper

  • Ivan Shcherbatykh

    Ivan Shcherbatykh

    Foreman

Overview

On the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, La Scala opens the Season with his masterpiece Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, based on the novella by Nikolai Leskov. After its premiere in St. Petersburg, the opera – which was intended to be the first part of a trilogy on women’s condition in Russia – enjoyed great success at home and abroad. Stalin attended a performance in Moscow in 1936; two days later, the famous denunciation titled “Chaos Instead of Music” appeared in Pravda, through which the regime blacklisted the opera and its composer. Years later, Shostakovich prepared a new version that was staged in Moscow in 1963 under the title Katerina Izmailova, after Superintendent Ghiringhelli had unsuccessfully tried to secure its premiere for La Scala. Today, the theatre presents the original 1934 version, conducted by M° Chailly and the debut of director Barkhatov.

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