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.

Cast

Markéta Hrubešová

Kateřina

Galina Vishnevskaya

Kateřina (singing voice)

Michal Dlouhý

Sergei

Nicolai Gedda

Sergei (singing voice)

Petr Haničinec

Boris

N/A

Dimiter Petkov

Boris (singing voice)

Václav Neckář

Sinowi

N/A

Werner Krenn

Sinowi (singing voice)

N/A

Eva Šlosárová

Axinija

N/A

Taru Valjakka

Axinija (singing voice)

Stanislav Zindulka

Schäbiger Mann

N/A

Robert Tear

Schäbiger Mann (singing voice)