Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night

Sara Jakubiak (Katerina) and Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Sergey)

Evgeny Akimov (Zinovy), Alexander Roslavets (Boris) and Sara Jakubiak (Katerina)

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Sara Jakubiak (Katerina) and Oleg Budaratskiy (Police Inspector)

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Von Laura Servidei, 08 Dezember 2025

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Teatro alla Scala, Mailand, am 7 Dezember 2025

Schostakowitsch, Lady Macbeth von Mzensk

Teatro alla Scala

Riccardo Chailly, Musikalische Leitung

Vasily Barkhatov, Regie

Zinovy Margolin, Bühnenbild

Olga Shaishmelashvili, Kostüme

Alexander Sivaev, Licht

Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala

Coro del Teatro alla Scala

Alexander Roslavets, Boris Timofejewitsch Ismailow

Sara Jakubiak, Katerina Ismailowa

Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Sergej

Evgeny Akimov, Sinowi Borissowitsch Ismailow

Ekaterina Sannikova, Aksinja

Goderdzi Janelidze, Alter Strafgefangener

Elena Maximova, Sonjetka

Alexander Kravets, Tattered peasant

Vasyl Solodkyy, Schoolmaster

Jiří Rajniš, Verwalter

Oleg Budaratskiy, Polizeichef

Huanhong Livio Li, Polizist

Valery Gilmanov, Priest

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

Raw truth, refined art: Shostakovitch’s Lady Macbeth conquers La Scala on opening night