Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
- Synopsis
- Produced for German television station ZDF, director Petr Weigl’s screen interpretation of Shostakovich’s opera is based on an abbreviated version of the Rostropovich/Vishnevskaya recording with the London Philharmonic that is used as the soundtrack for the operatic film, with lip-synching Czech performers providing the visual dimension.
- Language
- Russian
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Television; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1999
- Transmission details
- 7 Mar 1993 (Channel: ZDF)
- Duration
- 95 mins
Credits
- Director
- Petr Weigl
- Writer
- Alexander Preis; Nikolai Leskov
- Music
- Dmitri Shostakovich
- Contributor
- Mstislav Rostropovich
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Music
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Commercially available on DVD (produced by Image Entertainment in 1999).
- Textual information
- Based on the novella of the same title, written by Nikolai Leskov.
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
ZDF
- Notes
- See: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70689 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)