Met Opera: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Eva-Maria Westbroek as Katerina Ismailova in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Photo: Ken Howard|Metropolitan Opera
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
by Dmitri Shostakovich
Shostakovich’s towering tragedy of adultery and murder stars the commanding dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the heroine who suffers the vicissitudes of her treachery. Brandon Jovanovich is her co-conspirator and lover. Archived broadcast of a performance from the Fall.
Conductor: James Conlon
Cast:
Katerina Ismailova: Eva-Maria Westbroek
Sergi: Brandon Jovanovich
Start time: 10:00 AM on Capital Public Radio.
Approximate running time 3 hrs. 15 min.