OPERA
LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICT
Dmitrij Dmitrijevič Šostakovič
Repetition May 15, 2018, 6.30 PM
Antonín Dvořák Theatre
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LADY MACBETH OF THE MTSENSK DISTRICT - Repetition May 15, 2018

Dmitrij Dmitrijevič Šostakovič

Repetition May 15, 2018, 6.30 PM - Antonín Dvořák Theatre

An opera in four acts and nine scenes from 1932

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Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 – 1975), the libretto is written by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Schostakovich and Alexander Preys (1905-1942), based on the novel of the same name by Nikolai Leskov (1831-1895) from 1865
 
This seminal twentieth-century operatic masterpiece is a “tragedy-satire” of a wicked society desiring sexual dissipation. It is embodied by Katerina, a frustrated and oppressed housewife who resolves to kill people who might create difficulties for her. Shostakovich composed this progressive and dissonant work of brutal emotionality for instrumental solos, choirs and intermezzos. At first the opera was hugely successful, with 180 repeat performances; however, in the period of the Great Terror the composer was condemned in the anonymous article Muddle Instead of Music (1936) and the opera was not performed again until the 1960s.
 
 
 
Performed in Russian with Czech and English subtitles.
 
 
 

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Musical preparation
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Videoprojection
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Choreography
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Chorus master
Czech translation
logoCast at date: May 15, 2018
Conductor
Boris Ismailov
Zinovy Ismailov
Katerina Ismailova
Yard Keeper
First Worker at Izmailov's
Second Worker at Izmailov's / Coachman
Third Worker at Izmailov's / Messenger
Seedy Lout
Police Sergeant
Policeman
Drunken Guest
Sergearnt
Sonyetka, a convict
Old Convict
Female Convict
Date Time Stage Type Detail Tickets
Mar 8, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatrePremiereshow detail
Mar 10, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák Theatre2nd premiereshow detail
Mar 14, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Mar 22, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Apr 4, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Apr 21, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
May 15, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
May 23, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Jun 1, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Jun 5, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Jun 9, 20187.00 PMSNDRepetitionshow detail
Sep 23, 20183.00 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Sep 27, 20186.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Jun 21, 20196.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreRepetitionshow detail
Jun 28, 20198.30 PMLitomyšlRepetitionshow detail
Oct 2, 20206.30 PMAntonín Dvořák TheatreDerniereshow detail

The play is no longer in our repertoire.

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Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Juraj Nociar (Zinovy Ismailov), Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Martin Bárta (Boris Ismailov)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova)
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Operní sbor NDM.

Martin Bárta (Boris Ismailov)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Veronika Holbová (Axiňja, příručí u Izmajlova) a operní sbor NDM.

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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Juraj Nociar (Zinovy Ismailov)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei), Martin Bárta (Boris Ismailov)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei)
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Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Operní sbor NDM.

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Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
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Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov), Josef Moravec (Zinovy Ismailov)
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Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Aleš Briscein (Sergei)
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Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Aleš Briscein (Sergei), Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov)
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Rudolf Medňanský (Seedy Lout)
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Rudolf Medňanský (Seedy Lout), Jakub Kettner (Police Sergeant)
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Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Aleš Briscein (Sergei)
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Aleš Briscein (Sergei), Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Jakub Kettner (Police Sergeant)
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logoRehearsal gallery
Nemáme dědice našeho kapitálu a slavného kupeckého jména.
Nejraději bys klofla nějakého mládence…


Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Martin Bárta (Boris Ismailov)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Necháváš nás osudu napospas? Bez pána se nám zle povede, zavládne nuda, stesk a smutek.
 
Sbor opery NDM a Josef Moravec (Zinovij).

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Přísahu! Ať přísahá, že ti zůstane věrná.

Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Josef Moravec (Zinovy Ismailov), Martin Bárta (Boris Ismailov), Olga Jelínková (Aksinya)
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Ty jsi ale prasák, prsa mám celá poštípaná.

Jakub Kettner (Yard Keeper), Olga Jelínková (Aksinya), Rudolf Medňanský (Seedy Lout)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
… žádné ruce tělo mé neobejmou, žádné rty se k mým nepřitisknou,
nikdo má bělostná ňadra nepohladí, nikdo mě vášnivou něhou neunaví.


Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Za ta léta, co sloužím panstvu, jsem viděl, jak těžký úděl mají ženy.
– Ano… Nic naplat, Sergeji, měl bys jít.


Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Aleš Briscein (Sergei)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Milý, pusť mě. Milý, já nech… – Ach, Káťo, ty jsi moje radost!

Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Aleš Briscein (Sergei)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Mně se chce křičet, jsem tady pán. Všichni sem! Chytil jsem zloděje!

Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov), Vadim Zaplechny (Sergei), Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Ty zvíře! Zvíře! To nedovolím.

Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
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Dal jste si na noc houby, co? Mnozí lidé, kteří si je dají, umřou. – Zavolej kněze, Katěrinko milá…

Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov), Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova)
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Boris Timofejevič řekl, že chcípá jako krysa. Ale tak to nemůže být. Krysa chcípne a člověk zesne. Jak zvláštní…

Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Václav Morys (First Worker at Izmailov's), Jevhen Šokalo (Boris Ismailov), František Zahradníček (Priest)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Sonětečko moje, rád bych tě požádal, abys mi pomohla prožít životní rozkoš.

Aleš Briscein (Sergei), Anna Nitrová (Sonyetka, a convict)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Proč, Serjožo?

Iordanka Derilova (Katerina Ismailova)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
Obě utonuly, není jim pomoci, proud je silný. Pozor! Na místa!

Petr Urbánek (Sergearnt), Elena Suvorova (Katerina Ismailova), Anna Nitrová (Sonyetka, a convict)
Photo by: Martin Popelář
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