Name: Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda Shostakovich
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Company

Singer

Bass

Günther Groissböck

Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov

Tenor

Andrei Popov

Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov

Soprano

Ausrine Stundyte

Katerina Lvovna Izmailova

Elena Mikhailenko

Dmitrij Golovnin

Sergei

Evgeniya Sotnikova

Aksinya

Thomas Ebenstein

Tattered peasant

Evgeny Solodovnikov

Priest

Baritone

Hans Peter Kammerer

Sergeant

Contralto

Maria Barakova

Sonyetka

Attila Mokus

Prison officer

Jenni Hietala

A female convict

Steward

Marcus Pelz

Yard keeper

Sentry

Dan Paul Dumitrescu

Male convict

Ghost of Boris Timofeyevich

Robert Bartneck

A teacher

Carlos Osuna

Vienna

Austria

Wiener Staatsoper

Alexander Soddy

Conductor

Stage director

Matthias Hartmann

Set designer

Volker Hintermeier

Costume designer

Su Bühler

Choreographer

Teresa Rotemberg

Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda, Op.29 - Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uezda Shostakovich

Public

Opera

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Approved

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The premiere in 1934 was a triumphant success: Shostakovich's ironic, pointed, but also touching music had both the public and the press cheering: the unvarnished, harsh story of oppression, devotion and murder could not be avoided. But Lady Macbeth of Mzensk also stands for Shostakovich's ordeal, who fell out of favor with Stalin because of this opera: it did not correspond to the political-aesthetic guidelines. After a six-year break, the masterpiece in the Haus am Ring can now be seen again in the impressive State Opera production from 2009 — directed by Matthias Hartmann.

English

Die Uraufführung 1934 war ein triumphaler Erfolg: Schostakowitschs ironi- sche, zugespitzte, aber auch berührende Musik ließ Publikum wie Presse jubeln: Der ungeschminkt-harten Geschichte von Unterdrückung, Hingabe und Mord vermochte man sich nicht zu entziehen. Doch Lady Macbeth von Mzensk steht auch für den Leidensweg Schostakowitschs, der durch diese Oper bei Stalin in Ungnade fiel: Sie entsprach nicht den politisch-ästhetischen Vorgaben. Nach sechs Jahren Pause ist das Meisterwerk im Haus am Ring nun wieder in der eindrücklichen Staatsopern-Produktion aus 2009 — Inszenierung: Matthias Hartmann — zu sehen.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Dmitry Shostakovich, From Wiener Staatsoper (2023/2023), Directed by Matthias Hartmann,, Conductor Alexander Soddy

Credits (Cast & Crew)

Wiener Staatsoper

Alexander Soddy

Matthias Hartmann

Cast

Günther Groissböck

Andrei Popov

Elena Mikhailenko

Dmitrij Golovnin

Evgeniya Sotnikova

Thomas Ebenstein

Evgeny Solodovnikov

Hans Peter Kammerer

Maria Barakova

Attila Mokus

Jenni Hietala

Hans Peter Kammerer

Marcus Pelz

Marcus Pelz

Dan Paul Dumitrescu

Günther Groissböck

Carlos Osuna

Crew

Volker Hintermeier

Su Bühler

Teresa Rotemberg

Program, About & Synopsis

Videos 1

Photos 7

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues 5