Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Overview

A young woman, married to a wealthy man, but miserably lonely; trapped within a world ruled with an iron fist. Katerina is driven by a lust for life and for love. Her husband, though, is impotent; her father-in-law a tyrant. No wonder, then, that she longs to free herself from this yoke. When Sergei starts work on the family estate, she sees in him a chance for salvation. However, their subsequent affair marks the beginning of a descent into crime.

Directed by Petr Weigl

Top cast

Markéta Hrubešová

Kateřina

Galina Vishnevskaya

Kateřina (singing voice)

Michal Dlouhý

Sergei

Nicolai Gedda

Sergei (singing voice)

Petr Haničinec

Boris

D

Dimiter Petkov

Boris (singing voice)

Václav Neckář

Sinowi

W

Werner Krenn

Sinowi (singing voice)

E

Eva Šlosárová

Axinija

T

Taru Valjakka

Axinija (singing voice)

Stanislav Zindulka

Schäbiger Mann

R

Robert Tear

Schäbiger Mann (singing voice)

Václav Sloup

Hausknecht

S

Steven Emmerson

Hausknecht (singing voice)

Jan Skopeček

Mühlenarbeiter

L

Leslie Fyson

Mühlenarbeiter (singing voice)

Jiří Pomeje

Kutscher

C

Colin Appleton

Kutscher (singing voice)

Miroslav Moravec

Pope

L

Leonard Mroz

Pope (singing voice)

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