Murderously brilliant: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk in Salzburg

By Isabella Steppan, 07 August 2017

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“Stemme filled the hall equally with dramatic attack and gentle tenderness”

Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 5 August 2017

Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District

Mariss Jansons, Conductor

Andreas Kriegenburg, Director

Harald Thor, Set Designer

Tanja Hofmann, Costume Designer

Nina Stemme, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova

Ksenia Dudnikova, Sonyetka

Brandon Jovanovich, Sergey

Maxim Paster, Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov

Dmitry Ulyanov, Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov

Evgenia Muravieva, Aksinya

Andrii Goniukov, Old Convict

Valentin Anikin, Policeman

Stanislav Trofimov, Priest

Vienna Philharmonic

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Ernst Raffelsberger, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.

Murderously brilliant: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at Salzburg Festival