Chostakovitch: Lady Macbeth de Mzensk (2016)

Parental Guidance: PG-13
Release Date: 2016-01-23
Runtime: 2h 30min
Production Company: Op&eacute;ra National de Lyon
Production Country: France

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk is a powerful work of raw emotional intensity. With themes of adultery and murder, the story follows the downfall of a bored provincial merchant’s wife who seeks solace and excitement in an extra-marital affair. With a bold and contemporary setting, the staging provides the perfect backdrop to this 20th-century opera’s unflinching approach to sex and violence.