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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 Mzensk. 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.
Boris Timofeevich Ismailov: Dmitry Ulyanov; Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov: John Daszak; Katerina Lvovna Ismailova: Aušrinė Stundytė; Serguei: Pavel Černoch; Aksinya: Sofija Petrovic; Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
Musical direction: Ingo Metzmacher; Stage direction: Krzysztof Warlikowski; Set design: Malgorzata Szczeniak; Costumes: Malgorzata Szczeniak
Italian
French
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Opéra national de Paris, Mezzo
Running Time : 179'
Production Year : 2019
Distribution compagny : Telmondis distribution
Video Format : 16/9