Details

Trapped in marriage to the impotent Zinovy, Katerina Ismailova embarks on an affair with an estate worker, Sergei, which triggers her slide into crime. A huge choral work completes the Season. David Poutney's triumphant 1986 award-winning production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk returns in Stafanos Lazaridis' monumental sets in June 2001, a decade since it was last seen at the Coliseum. Performances end at approximately 22:00.

Cast/Performers

Vivian Tierney (Katerina), Robert Brubaker (Sergei), Pavlo Hunka (Boris), Rhys Meirion (Zinovy), Gerard O'Connor (Boris from July 3), Grant Dickson (Old Convict), Christine Rice (Sonyetka), Roberto Salvatori (Chief of Police / Officer), John Graham-Hall (Shabby Peasant / Third Foreman), Meryl Richardson (Aksinya / Female Convict), Graeme Danby (Priest), Richard Roberts (Teacher), Leah Marian Jones

Creatives/Company

Music: Shostakovich
Lyrics(s): Alexander Preys, Shostakovich (after Leskov)
Company: English National Opera
Design(s): Stefanos Lazaridis, Stefanos Lazaridis
Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth
Director(s): David Pountney (original director), Lynn Binstock (revival director)
Choreographer: Quinny Sacks
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Translation: David Pountney