The Met brings the Shostakovich opera back for the first time in 14 years.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
The Met revives the opera that outraged Josef Stalin, triggered the Soviet artistic purges of the 1930s, and forced Shostakovich to withdraw his Fourth Symphony.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| That's no moon...A scene from Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. Photo by Winnie Klotz © 2000 The Metropolitan Opera. |
