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A Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk at ENO to hit you between the eyes

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“This is a theatrical experience to hit you between the eyes”
Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 26 September 2015
Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor
Dmitri Tcherniakov, Director, Set Designer
Elena Zaytseva, Costume Designer
Patricia Racette, Katerina Lvovna Izmailova
Clare Presland, Sonyetka
John Daszak, Sergey
Peter Hoare, Zinoviy Borisovich Izmailov
Robert Hayward, Boris Timofeyevich Izmailov
Rosie Aldridge, Aksinya
Matthew Best, Old Convict
Per Bach Nissen, Police inspector
English National Opera Orchestra
English National Opera Chorus
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