Learning on ScreenLady Macbeth of Mtsensk
- Synopsis
- Shostakovich’s four-act opera with Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role. The Nederlandse Opera and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are conducted by Mariss Jansons.
- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Netherlands
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2007
- Duration
- 236 mins
Credits
- Director
- Martin Kusej
- Music
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The DVD extras include Reiner Moritz’s documentary film LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK:THE TRAGEDY OF KATERINA ISMAILOVA in which principals, conductor and director guide the viewer through the opera.
- General
- Recorded live in Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam in June 2006.
- Reviews
- `Eva-Maria Westbroek’s desperate housewife, sporting Jean Harlow hair and an Imelda Marcos wardrobe of shoes, steps out of her glass-walled bedroom to encounter a muddy world of male aggression’. BBC Music Magazine.
Riley, John. Viewfinder, no. 65, December 2006. p. 24.
Production Company
- Name
Opus Arte
- opusarte@roh.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.opusarte.com/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9DD
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
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