by Matthew Tobey
synopsis
Based on a novella by Nikolay Leskov, Dmitri Shostakovich's four-act opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is performed at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in this release from EMI Classics. The production features the vocal talents of Nadine Secunde and Christopher Ventris with music provided by the Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
characteristics
- Man-servant
- Lock-up
- Jail
- Poisoning
- Prison
- Servant
- Romantic Betrayal
- Infidelity
- Flirtation
- Brig
- Adultery
- Crimes Of Passion
- Desperation
- Father-in-law
- Extramarital-affair
