
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…
Music • Movie • 2016 • 2h 30m
Starring: Aušrinė Stundytė, Vladimir Ognovenko, Peter Hoare
Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk
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.
Music • Movie • 2016