Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich at the Opéra national de Paris
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk; Opera in four acts op. 29 by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975); Libretto by Dmitry Shostakovich and Alexander Preis from Nikolai Leskov's story; Creation in Leningrad, Maliy Operniy Teatr, 22 January 1934; Chorus and Orchestra of the Paris National Opera, Ingo Metzmacher (Conductor); José Luis Basso (Chorus Master); Krzysztof Warlikowski (Stage Direction); Małgorzata Szczęśniak (sets, costumes), Felice Ross (lighting), Claude Bardouil (choreography), Christian Longchamp (dramaturgy); Dmitry Ulyanov (Boris Timofeevich Ismailov); John Daszak (Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov); Aušrinė Stundytė (Katerina Lvovna Ismailova); Pavel Černoch (Sergey); Sofija Petrovic (Aksinya); Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Shabby Peasant); Oksana Volkova (Sonetka); Andrei Popov (Teacher); Krzysztof Baczyk (A Pope, un gardien); Marianne Croux (Woman Convict); Alexander Tsymbalyuk (Chief of Police, Old Convict); Sava Vemić (Officer); Florent Mbia (Le Régisseur); Julien Joguet (Porter); Hyun-Jong Roh, Antonel Boldan, Paolo Bondi (Workers); Jian-Hong Zhao (Millhand); John Bernard (Coachman); Pierpaolo Palloni (Policemant); Fernando Velasquez (Drunken Guest); Recorded at the Opéra National de Paris, Opéra-Bastille, on 13 & 16 April 2019; TV Director, Stétphane Metge (178 min)
