Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Year: 2016
Director & Stage Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Conductor: Kazushi Ōno
Costume Designer: Elena Zaiceva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Cast: Vladimir Ognovenko, Peter Hoare, Ausrine Stundyte, John Daszak
Genre: opera
Runtime: 168 min.
Age: 16+
Director & Stage Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Conductor: Kazushi Ōno
Costume Designer: Elena Zaiceva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Cast: Vladimir Ognovenko, Peter Hoare, Ausrine Stundyte, John Daszak
Genre: opera
Runtime: 168 min.
Age: 16+
Passion - dangerous, all-powerful, timeless: Dmitry Chernyakov stages Dmitry Shostakovich in Lyon.
The opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" was written by Shostakovich in 1932, and its premiere took place on January 22, 1934, at the Small Opera Theater in Leningrad (the second version, "Katerina Izmailova," was unveiled in 1963). Dmitry Chernyakov first staged "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" in 2008 at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, which combines Duisburg and Düsseldorf. The revival of the production took place in Lyon in 2016.
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.
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.
Through detailed psychological exploration of individual relationships (Chernyakov is an unrivaled intimist; his characters in the most famous operas become living, recognizable people), the production acquires a mythical dimension. Leskov dedicated his essay to one of the "typical female characters of our region (Oka and part of the Volga)," which evolves into a parable of a clash of civilizations. Chernyakov speaks of the clash of civilizations and worlds, following the impassioned genius of Shostakovich.
