Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Paris Opera, Palace Cinemas) - Limelight Magazine

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Paris Opera, Palace Cinemas)  Limelight MagazineShostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk has never been for the faint of heart, packed to the gills with sexual violence and murder. It’s little wonder it was roundly condemned by Stalin, earning the now notorious Pravda editorial headed “Muddle instead of Music.” Paris Opera’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Photo © Bernd Uhlig/Opéra National de Paris Krzysztof Warlikowski’s