Name: Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Genre: Music
Released: 2019-04-16
Cast: Aušrinė Stundytė, Pavel Cernoch, Dmitry Ulyanov, Sofija Petrovic, John Daszak

Question 1

What is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk about?

Accepted Answer

Of Shostakovich’s initial undertaking – a trilogy on the tragic destinies of Russian women through the ages – only one opera was ever written: the hard-hitting Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Although one of the mainsprings of the work, the Shakespearean parallel is here bitterly ironic: unlike Lady Macbeth, Katerina Ismaïlova who, in the remote reaches of rural 19th century Russia, falls in love with one of her husband’s employees and is finally forced to commit suicide, is less a manipulator than a victim of a violent and patriarchal society. Krzysztof Warlikowski liberates all the subversive power of this scorching and scandalous work, which marked the early years of the Opéra Bastille.

Question 2

Who appears in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

Accepted Answer

Aušrinė Stundytė, Pavel Cernoch, Dmitry Ulyanov, Sofija Petrovic, John Daszak appear in Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

Question 3

What genre is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

Accepted Answer

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is listed under Music.

Question 4

How long is Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk?

Accepted Answer

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk has a runtime of 180 minutes.

Question 5

What year was Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk released?

Accepted Answer

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was released in 2019.