Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op.29 (Shostakovich, Dmitry)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts, 9 scenes
First Publication 1933 (full score)
1935 (vocal score)
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Russian language
Related Works revised as Katerina Izmaylova, Op.114

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1932 Version

 Complete Score
#1032142 - 27.27MB, 309 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/48/46 - 160×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Publisher. Info. Hamburg: Hans Sikorski, 1979. Plate H.S. 2313.
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Misc. Notes First publication of the 1932 (pre-censorship) version of the opera. The plates of the 1935 vocal score were modified to add back the previously censored materials. German text removed.
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1935 Version

 Complete Score
#1033940 - 44.50MB, 323 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/31/46 - 72×⇩ - Rachelmiddle

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Language Russian/English
Translator L. Soudakova
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1935. Plate М. 14348 Г.
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General Information

Work Title Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Alternative. Title Леди Макбет Мценского уезда
Composer Shostakovich, Dmitry
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.29
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IDS 23
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts, 9 scenes
First Performance. 1934/01/22 in Saint Petersburg, Maly Drama Theatre
Leningrad State Academic
Nikolai Smolich (director), Samuil Samosud (conductor)
First Publication. 1933 (full score)
1935 (vocal score)
Librettist Aleksandr Germanovič Prejs (1905–1942)
Dmitry Shostakovich
based on Nikolai Leskov's novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
Language Russian
Dedication Nina Shostakovich (1908–1954)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 160 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
Related Works revised as Katerina Izmaylova, Op.114
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