(Una Lady Macbeth del distretto di Mcensk)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Italy

Genres:

Music

Runtime:

231 minutes

Year:

2025

Directors:

Vasily Barkhatov

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Production companies:

RAI

Actors:

Katerina L’vovna Izmajlova

Boris Timofeevič Izmailov

Zinovij Borisovič Izmailov

Sergej

Seedy Lout

Crews:

Director

Set Designer

Costume Design

Lighting Design

Writer