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Lady Macbeth is a 2016 British period drama film directed by William Oldroyd and produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly. Written for the screen by Alice Birch, it is based on the 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. It stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank.
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда, romanized: Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda, lit. 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District') is an opera in four acts and nine scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich.
“Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District,” his best-known and most popular work, tells a powerful story of sexual passion and crime set in his favorite provincial merchant milieu. The “Lady Macbeth” of the title is 24-year-old Katerina Lvovna Izmailova, trapped in a loveless marriage to a older merchant.
Sep 30, 2022 · The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season, which opened this week, got a significant boost Thursday night with the revival of a veteran production and two house debuts that came together in a riveting performance of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Jan 22, 2018 · Later that night, Sergei visits Katerina in her room, offering to keep her from her boredom. When Boris comes to remove the candles and lock the door to Katerina’s bedroom, Sergei hides himself inside, thus the two are locked in together that night.
The opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, first performed in Leningrad in 1934, is a tale about the pursuit of self-fulfilment. Yet, the outcome is lawlessness and the deaths of four people. Shostakovich tells the story using idiosyncratic music that simmers, smoulders and erupts.
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Premiere: Sat 25.05.2024 | 19:00 | Opernhaus. Termine & Tickets. Oper in vier Akten und neun Bildern | Libretto von Alexander G. Preis und vom Komponisten nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Nikolaj S. Leskow | In russischer Sprache mit deutschen und englischen Übertiteln | Dauer: ca. 3:15 h.
