Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth challenges every accepted societal norm – in Graham Vick’s production at the Met Opera, there was no holding back.
Birmingham Opera Company’s production of Shostakovich’s opera is a compelling watch but ultimately a waste of a stellar cast.
Stalin couldn’t stand Shostakovich’s second opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: when the dictator heard it performed in 1936 it was promptly banned. Shostakovich was never
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