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Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk

Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 23, 2016

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Music

Original Title

Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk

Production Companies

Opéra National de Lyon, ENO: English National Opera

Description

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.