Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
Katerina Izmailova is the name of the heroine in Nikolai Leskov's novella and Dmitry Shostakovich's opera; a name that has become synonymous with her character. A strong, commanding, and beautiful woman who commits a terrible crime for the sake of her lover: a heart-wrenching story based on real events that took place in Imperial Russia.
In Chernyakov's "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District," there is no trace of antiquity. On the stage, we see a typical office, a familiar environment for both the Russian and the 21st-century German and French characters. But Katerina is an outsider here, a guest from the "third world" that both the Russian and the French observe with equal trepidation and desire. The Katerina in this production may be a distant relative of the ancient Medea. The performance is about the power of fate and the power of passion, forces that cannot be hidden behind the façade of Euro-renovation.
Actors
Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov, a Merchant
Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov, his son
Peter Hoare
Katerina Izmailova
Sergei
John Daszak
Crew
Conductor
Kazushi Ōno
Costume Designer
Elena Zaiceva
Lighting Designer
Gleb Filshtinsky
It is the video recording of the French version, featuring Ausrine Stundyte in the lead role, that became part of the project "Dmitry Chernyakov: Russian Opera." Prior to the online premiere in Russia, only selected critics had seen this rare work by the director.
Dmitri Tcherniakov: The Russian Opera
Language
Russian
Runtime
2 hours 48 minutes
2016
16+
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