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Opera on 3: Live from the Met: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

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Shostakovich's tale of adultery, murder and suicide was immediately popular with audiences, but a hostile article in the government newspaper Pravda caused the opera to be withdrawn, not to return to the stage for nearly 30 years.

Katerina is bored with her marriage, so she begins an affair with a workman, Sergei. Her father-in-law finds out, and Katerina decides that the best way to keep him quiet is to lace his mushrooms with rat poison.

Chorus and Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera, conductor Valery Gergiev

Acts 1 and 2

8.15 The Met Opera Quiz
Theo Eckert Jr puts listeners' questions to Alison Ames, Carl Ellison and Michelle Krisel.

8.45 Acts 3 and 4

Brian Kay on Shostakovich: page 51

Contributors

Composer:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Singers:
Chorus of the New York Metropolitan Opera
Musicians:
Orchestra of the New York Metropolitan Opera
Conductor:
Valery Gergiev
Katerina Ismailova:
Catherine Malfitano (soprano)
Sergei:
Vladimir Galusine (tenor)
Zinovy Ismailov:
Mark Baker (tenor)
Boris Ismailov:
Sergei Koptchak (bass)
Aksinya:
Janet Hopkins (soprano)
Old Convict:
Gennadi Bezzubenkov (bass)
Sonyetka:
Victoria Livengood (mezzo)
Shabby Peasant:
Ronald Naldi (tenor)
Teacher:
Bernard Fitch (tenor)
Millhand:
Mariusz Kwiecien (baritone)
Prison Guard:
Bradley Garvin (baritone)
Prison Officer:
John Fiorito (baritone)
Priest:
Grigorio Karasev (bass)
Police Sergeant:
Vladimir Ognovienko (bass)
Convict:
Emily Pulley (soprano)
Steward:
Alfred Walker (bass)
Porter:
Patrick Carfizzi (baritone)
Presenter (The Met Opera Quiz):
Theo Eckert Jr
Speaker (The Met Opera Quiz):
Alison Ames
Speaker (The Met Opera Quiz):
Carl Ellison
Speaker (The Met Opera Quiz):
Michelle Krisel
Source: Radio Times

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