Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District: Eva‐Maria Westbroeck

About the Event

Enjoy Shostakovich's opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" this season at the magnificent Teatro Real in Madrid.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is an opera in four acts with libretto by Alexander Preys and Dmitri Shostakovich.

The opera will be performed in Russian.

Conductor, Hartmut Haenchen
Stage director, Martin Kusej
Scenography, Martin Zehetgruber
Costume designer, Heide Kastler
Lighting, Reinhard Traub
Choir director, Andrés Máspero

Cast:
Boris Timfeyevich, Ismailov Vladimir Vaneev
Zinovi Borisovich Ismailov, Ludovít Ludha
Katerina Ismailova, Eva‐Maria Westbroeck
Serguéi, Michael König
Aksinya/A prisoner, Carole Wilson
A worker, John Easterlin
Pope/A sentry, Alexander Vassiliev
A sergeant/an officer, Scott Wilde
A teacher, Valentin Jar
Sónietka, Lani Poulson

Choir & Orchester of Teatro Real
(Choir Intermezzo & Madrid Symphonic Orchestra)

Classictic recommends ticket categories A and B for a completely unobstructed view of the performance.  Seats in categories C, D, E may have partially obstructed view, and the stage is hardly or not at all visible from seats in categories F, G, H.