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- Shostakovich’s 1934 opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk enjoyed immediate popular success, but in 1936 the Stalinist regime condemned it, and Shostakovich became the subject of the dictator’s dangerous scrutiny.
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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда, romanized: Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda, lit. 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District') is an opera in four acts and nine scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Sep 30, 2022 · The Metropolitan Opera’s 2022-2023 season, which opened this week, got a significant boost Thursday night with the revival of a veteran production and two house debuts that came together in a riveting performance of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.
Oct 6, 2022 · “Lady Macbeth,” which is being revived at the Metropolitan Opera through Oct. 21, was condemned in the Soviet press in 1936, two years after its successful premiere in Leningrad.
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Sep 25, 2022 · “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” by Dmitri Shostakovich, a tale of love and betrayal once banned in Soviet Russia, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera.
Jan 22, 2018 · Making its premiere on January 22, 1934, “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” is adapted from a novel of the same name written by Nikolai Leskov. The opera was banned for nearly thirty years by the Communist Party in Russia after it was deemed to be offensive; one performance at the Bolshoi Theatre was attended by none other than Joseph ...
Sep 21, 2022 · Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was an immediate success in the Soviet Union and abroad but fell out of favor after Stalin attended a performance. His displeasure was reflected in a devastating review in 1936 that left Shostakovich terrified.
Sep 26, 2024 · Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was famously denounced in Pravda when premiered in 1934, after which it was condemned to silence; much later, in 1962, the composer revised and arguably...
