Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда, Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo Uyezda) is an opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Op. 29. The libretto was written by Alexander Preys and the composer, and is based on the novel Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. The opera is often referred to as Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, or informally as Lady Macbeth when there is no confusion with Verdi's Macbeth.It was first performed on 22 January 1934 at the Leningrad Maly Operny, and on 24 January 1934 in Moscow. Shostakovich dedicated the opera to his first wife, the physicist Nina Varzar.

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)

Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (Russian: Леди Макбет Мценского уезда, Ledi Makbet Mtsenskogo Uyezda) is an opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Op. 29. The libretto was written by Alexander Preys and the composer, and is based on the novel Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. The opera is often referred to as Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, or informally as Lady Macbeth when there is no confusion with Verdi's Macbeth.It was first performed on 22 January 1934 at the Leningrad Maly Operny, and on 24 January 1934 in Moscow. Shostakovich dedicated the opera to his first wife, the physicist Nina Varzar.