SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Synopsis

Mikhail Shapiro’s official 1966 film of Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre, Kiev are conducted by Konstantin Simeonov. Galina Vishnevskaya is Katerina.

Language

Russian

Country

Former USSR

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1966

Duration

112 mins

Credits

Director

Mikhail Shapiro

Cinematographer

Rostislav Davydov; Vladimir Ponomaryov

Screenplay

Dmitri Shostakovich

Music

Dmitri Shostakovich

Art Direction

Yevgeni Yenej

Cast

Alexandr Sokolov	Boris
Artem Inotemstev	Sergei
Galina Vishnevskaya	Katerina
Nikolia Boyarsky	Zinovy
Roman Tkachuk	The Imbecile
Tatyana Gavrilova	Sonetka

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The DVD was released to co-incide with the Shostakovich Centenary celebrations in 2006. The newly-restored film is accompanied by several bonus features: An excerpt from Shostakovich’s satirical musical ‘Cheryomushki’, an excerpt from ‘Shostakovich against Stalin’ documentary and a Shostakovich Chronology.

General

The role of Sergei is sung by V. Tretyak, Zonovy by V. Radziyevsky, Boris by Alexandr Sokolov, The Imbecile by S. Strezhnev and Sonetka by V. Reka.

Production Company

Name

Lenfilm

Distributor (Sale)

Name

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