Dmitry Shostakovich Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk DistrictOpera in four acts (original version; 1930-32)Libretto by Alexander Preis and Dmitry Shostakovich after the short story of the same name (1865) by Nikolai LeskovNew productionSung in Russian with German and English surtitlesCREATIVE TEAMMariss Jansons; ConductorAndreas Kriegenburg; DirectorHarald B. Thor; SetsTanja Hofmann; CostumesStefan Bolliger; LightingChristian Arseni; DramaturgyCASTNina Stemme; Katerina Lvovna IzmaylovaDmitry Ulyanov; Boris Timofeyevich IzmaylovMaxim Paster; Zinowy Borisovich IzmaylovBrandon Jovanovich; SergeyEvgenia Muraveva; Aksinya / Woman ConvictAndrei Popov; Shabby PeasantOleg Budaratskiy; Porter / SentryIgor Onishchenko; MillhandVasily Efimov; Coachman / TeacherStanislav Trofimov; PopeAlexey Shishlyaev; Chief of PoliceValentin Anikin; Policeman / OfficerKsenia Dudnikova; SonyetkaAndrii Goniukov; Old ConvictGleb Peryazev*; ManagerMartin Mu╨ler; First WorkerOleg Zalytskiy; Second Worker / Drunken GuestIlya Kutyukin*; Third WorkerConcert Association of the Vienna State Opera ChorusErnst Raffelsberger; Chorus MasterVienna PhilharmonicAngelika-Prokopp-Sommerakademie der Wiener Philharmoniker; Stage music* Member of the Young Singers Project - supported by the KU℉NE FOUNDATION