The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra, under Andris Nelsons, gave a clear and controlled concert performance of Shostakovich’s crushing opera at Carnegie Hall.
Category: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Opera)
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The Facts and Fictions of Shostakovich’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’
The New York Times – Music:
The 1934 opera, revived this season at the Metropolitan Opera, stoked the ire of the Soviet state, or so the story goes. But archives tell a more interesting tale.
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A Trio of Dangerous Women in a Met Opera Week to Remember
The New York Times – Music:
The company started its season performing “Medea,” “Idomeneo” and “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk,” three of opera’s most distinctive scores, with care and passion.