Film

A Lady Macbeth of the District of Mcensk

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3h 51m

2025

Synopsis

On the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, La Scala opens the Season with his masterpiece Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, based on the novella by Nikolai Leskov. After its premiere in St. Petersburg, the opera – which was intended to be the first part of a trilogy on women’s condition in Russia – enjoyed great success at home and abroad. Stalin attended a performance in Moscow in 1936; two days later, the famous denunciation titled “Chaos Instead of Music” appeared in Pravda, through which the regime blacklisted the opera and its composer. Years later, Shostakovich prepared a new version that was staged in Moscow in 1963 under the title Katerina Izmailova, after Superintendent Ghiringhelli had unsuccessfully tried to secure its premiere for La Scala. Today, the theatre presents the original 1934 version, conducted by M° Chailly and the debut of director Barkhatov.

Director

Arnalda Canali

Music

Cast & Crew

Sara Jakubiak

as Katerina L’vovna Izmajlova

Alexander Roslavets

as Boris Timofeevič Izmailov

Yevgeny Akimov

as Zinovij Borisovič Izmailov

Najmiddin Mavlyanov

as Sergej

Alexander Kravets

as Seedy Lout

Chao Liu

as Millhand

Valery Gilmanov

as Priest

Jiří Rajniš

as Yard Keeper

Ivan Shcherbatykh

as Foreman

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