Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Classification added March 9, 2016Premiered January 22, 1934
Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Maly Operny
Composer:
Dmitri Shostakovich
Original Language:
Russian
Librettist:
Dmitri Shostakovich & Alexander Preis
Description:
Opera in Four Acts
Notes:
Text after Nikolai Leskov
Time Period:
Mid-19th Century
Place:
Kursk-Gubernia, Russia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Timofeyevich Ismailov | Bass | L |
| Katerina Lvovna Ismailova | Soprano | L |
| Sergey | Tenor | L |
| Zinovy Borisovich Ismailov | Tenor | F |
| A Shabby Peasant (Seedy Lout) | Tenor | F |
| Chief of Police (Police-Sergeant) | Baritone | F |
| Sonyetka | Contralto | F |
| An Old Convict | Bass | S |
| Aksinya | Soprano | S |
| A Woman Convict | Soprano | S |
| A Priest | Bass | S |
| Steward (Shopman) | Bass | B |
| Porter | Bass | B |
| A Teacher (a Nihilist) | Tenor | B |
| Policeman | Bass | B |
| Millhand | Baritone | B |
| 2nd Foreman | Tenor | B |
| 3rd Foreman | Tenor | B |
| Sentry | Bass | B |
| Officer (Sergeant) | Bass | B |
| 1st Foreman | Tenor | CB |
| Coachman | Tenor | CB |
| A Drunken Guest | Tenor | CB |
| linebreak |
Minimum Chorus: 40
Divisi: SATB