Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk discography
This is a list of audio and video recordings (discography) of Dimitri Shostakovich's opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The work was premiered as Op. 29 on 22 January 1934 at Leningrad's Malïy Opernïy Teatr.[1] The opera was essentially banned in 1936, and Shostakovich later revised it in a toned-down version with the title Katerina Ismailova (or Katerina Izmaylova), Op. 114, which was first performed 8 January 1963 at Moscow's Stanislavsky–Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre.[2]
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast (Katerina, Sergei, Aksinya, Zinovy, Boris, Sonyetka, Old Convict) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Eleonora Andreyeva, Gennadi Efimov, Dina Potapovskaya, Vyacheslav Radzievsky, Eduard Bulavin, Nina Isakova, Georgi Dudarev |
Gennady Provatorov, Stanislavsky and Danchenko Music Drama Theatre, Moscow (Studio recording, Katerina Ismailova, Op. 114, revised version) |
LP: Melodiya Cat: D 013709-16 LP: HMV Melodiya Cat: SLS 5050[3][4] |
| 1978 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Nicolai Gedda, Taru Valjakka, Werner Krenn, Dimiter Petkov, Birgit Finnilä, Alexander Malta |
Mstislav Rostropovich, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus (Studio recording, original version) (1992 TV film directed by Petr Weigl with actors miming this recording released on DVD by Image Entertainment in 2000) |
CD: EMI Cat: 7 49955 2[3] |
| 1983 | Gizela Tsipola, Sergei Dubrovin, Oxana Yatsenko, Vladimir Gurov, Aleksandr Zagrebelny, Galina Tuftina, Anatoly Kotcherga |
Stepan Turchak, Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev (Studio recording, Katerina Ismailova, Op. 114, revised version) |
LP: Melodiya Cat: C10 21393 004[3] CD: Le Chant du Monde/ Harmonia Mundi LDC278 1021/23[5] |
| 1992 | Maria Ewing, Sergei Larin, Kristine Ciesinski, Philip Langridge, Aage Haugland, Elena Zaremba, Kurt Moll |
Myung-Whun Chung, Paris Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Studio recording, original version) |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 437 511-2[3] |
| 2009 | Angela Denoke, Misha Didyk, Donna Ellen, Marian Talaba, Kurt Rydl, Nadia Krasteva, Dan Paul Dumitrescu |
Ingo Metzmacher, Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Original version, recorded live, 23 October) |
CD: Orfeo[6] |
| 2022 | Svetlana Sozdateleva, Brandon Jovanovich, Felicia Moore , Nikolai Schukoff, John Relyea, Maria Barakova, Alexander Tsymbalyuk |
Keri-Lynn Wilson, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus (Original version, recorded live, 12 October, Metropolitan Opera House) |
Streaming audio: Met Opera on Demand[7] |
| 2024 | Kristine Opolais, Brenden Gunnell, Michelle Trainor, Peter Hoare, John Relyea, Maria Barakova, Dmitry Belosselskiy |
Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (Original version, recorded live, 27 January, Boston Symphony Hall) |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 486 7062[8] |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast (Katerina, Sergei, Aksinya, Zinovy, Boris, Sonyetka, Old Convict) |
Conductor, Opera house and orchestra |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Galina Vishnevskaya, Vasil Tretyak, -----, Vyacheslav Radzievsky, Alexander Vedernikov, Valentina Reka, ----- |
Konstantin Simeonov, Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev (1966 film of Katerina Ismailova, Op. 114, revised version, heavily cut, directed by Mikhail Shapiro; Vishnevskaya plays Katerina; actors mime the other parts) |
DVD: Decca Cat: 074 3137DH[3][9][10] |
| 1992 | Markéta Hrubesová, Michal Dlouhý, Eva Slosarova, Václav Neckár, Petr Haničinec, Sona Valentová, ----- |
Mstislav Rostropovich, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ambrosian Opera Chorus (1992 TV film directed by Petr Weigl; the actors, listed here, mime the 1978 audio recording conducted by Rostropovich, which is cut from 152 to 100 minutes) |
DVD: Carlton,[11] Image Entertainment[12] |
| 2002 | Nadine Secunde, Christopher Ventris, Mireille Capelle, Francisco Vas, Anatoly Kotcherga, Nino Surguladze, Yevgeny Nesterenko |
Alexander Anissimov, Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona (Original version, recorded live, May, stage director: Stein Winge) |
DVD: EMI Classics DVB 5 99730 9[3][13][14][15] |
| 2006 | Eva-Maria Westbroek, Christopher Ventris, Carole Wilson, Ludovít Ludha, Vladimir Vaneyev, Lani Poulson, Carole Wilson |
Mariss Jansons, Dutch National Opera, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chorus of Netherlands Opera (Original version, composite live recording, Amsterdam Het Musiektheater, directed by Martin Kušej) |
DVD: Opus Arte[3][9][10] |
| 2008 | Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, Sergej Kunaev, Nanà Miriani, Vsevolod Grivnoy, Vladimir Vaneev, Natascha Petrinsky, ----- |
James Conlon, Orchestra & Chorus of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Original version, recorded live, June, Teatro Comunale, directed by Lev Dodin) |
Blu-ray: Arthaus Musik[16][17] |
| 2019 | Aušrine Stundytė, Pavel Černoch, Sofija Petrovic, John Daszak, Dmitry Ulyanov, Oksana Volkova, Alexander Tsymbalyuk |
Ingo Metzmacher, Orchestra & Chorus of the Paris Opera (Original version, recorded live, 16 April, Opéra Bastille, directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski) |
HD video: Paris Opera Play[18] |
References
- ^ Laurel Fay, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District [Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo uyezda]", Grove Music Online (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required).
- ^ Laurel Fay, Katerina Izmaylova, Grove Music Online (subscription, Wikilibrary access, or UK public library membership required).
- ^ a b c d e f g "There are 20 recordings of Lady Macbeth of Mtensk [Katerina Izmailova] by Dmitry Shostakovich", operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- ^ J.N., Review of 1963 Moscow audio recording, Gramophone, August 1976, p. 333.
- ^ MEO, Review of 1983 Kiev audio recording, Gramophone, January 1990, p. 1375.
- ^ "Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (2009)", Presto Music website. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, October 12, 2022", Met Opera on Demand.
- ^ Aleksander Laskowski, Review of 2024 Boston audio recording, Gramophone, May 2025, p. 108.
- ^ a b Julian Grant, Review of 2006 Amsterdam video and 1966 Soviet film, Opera, June 2007, pp. 742–743, 746.
- ^ a b David Fanning, Review of 2006 Amsterdam video and 1966 Soviet film, Gramophone, February 2007, p. 97.
- ^ Michael Scott Rohan, "Add a first-class screenplay and photography to a first-class soundtrack and the finished result is most impressive", Gramophone, November 2000, p. 130.
- ^ For Image Entertainment DVD of the 1992 film, see OCLC 46421077.
- ^ Raymond Tuttle (2004). Review of 2002 Barcelona production, classical.net. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ David Fanning, "A Lady Macbeth that struggles to be bloody, bold or resolute", Gramophone, April 2005, pp. 101–102.
- ^ Stephen Pettitt, Review of 2002 Barcelona production, Opera, May 2005, pp. 622–623.
- ^ Christopher Ballantine, Review of 2008 Florence video, Opera, March 2010, pp. 349–350.
- ^ David Gutman, "Plenty of passion in the pit but not enough variety or warmth onstage", Gramophone, January 2010, p. 94.
- ^ Lady Macbeth de Mzensk, 2019, Paris Opera Play.
