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Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Sex and Siberia, murder and melodrama, blood and black humour- it's all there in Shostakovich's youthful masterpiece. mi mough the opera was popular with audiences in 1930s Russia, this production is its first at Covent Garden. Trapped in a sterile marriage with a weak husband and a predatory father-in-law, Katerina murders both of them when she takes as a loverthe handsome workman Sergey. Presented by Stephanie Hughes , in conversation with conductor
Antonio Pappano and director Richard Jones.
Royal Opera House Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Antonio Pappano

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Presented By:
Stephanie Hughes
Conductor:
Antonio Pappano
Director:
Richard Jones.
Conductor:
Antonio Pappano
Katerina Ismailova:
Katarina Dalayman (soprano)
Sergey:
Christopher Ventris (tenor)
Boris:
John Tomlinson (bass)
Zinovy:
Stefan Margita (tenor)
Aksinya, the cook:
Susan Bickley (mezzo)
Shabby peasant:
Peter Bronder (tenor)
Old convict Gwynne:
Howell (bass)
Police Inspector:
Roderick Earle (bass)
Sonyetka:
Christine Rice (mezzo)
Priest:
Maxim Mikhailov (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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