by Shostakovich, D., Mstislav Rostropovich · EMI Classics · CD · EAN 0724356777620
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«Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk» is the opera by Dmitri Shostakovich, released in 2002 by EMI Classics as a double CD.
Opera in four acts with a libretto by Shostakovich and Alexander Preis, based on the novel by Nikolai Leskov. Katerina Ismailova, trapped in a loveless marriage in provincial Russia, becomes involved with the clerk Sergei; passion drags her into deceit and crime. The music alternates lyricism, satire and dramatic force.
Original 1979 recording, remastered in 2002, in the Great Recordings of the Century series. Principal cast: Vishnevskaya, Gedda and Petkov; Ambrosian Opera Chorus and London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rostropovich.
For fans of 20th-century opera and historical recordings: it received accolades such as the Diapason d'Or and the Gramophone.
