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.
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> Dmitri Tcherniakov (Stage Director)
> Dmitri Shostakovich (Writer)
> Alexandre Preis (Writer)
> Nikolai Leskov (Original Story)