Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:ballet
gptkbp:based_on Nikolai Leskov's novella
gptkbp:censorship Soviet censorship
gptkbp:character_motivation gptkb:revenge
ambition
desire for freedom
gptkbp:choreography modern interpretations
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Dmitri_Shostakovich
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact controversial reception
gptkbp:cultural_significance Russian cultural heritage
gptkbp:director gptkb:Yuri_Lyubimov
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Leningrad
gptkbp:genre tragic opera
gptkbp:historical_context Stalinist era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District
gptkbp:influenced_artists modern composers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:German_expressionism
Russian literature
Russian folk music
gptkbp:inspiration Lady Macbeth of Shakespeare's play
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Alexander_Preis
gptkbp:motif gptkb:blood
madness
guilt
gptkbp:notable_aria gptkb:Katerina's_aria
gptkbp:notable_awards international acclaim
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Katerina_Izmailova
gptkbp:notable_collaborators Shostakovich's contemporaries
gptkbp:notable_collection avant-garde design
gptkbp:notable_for historical costumes
gptkbp:notable_influence gptkb:opera
gptkbp:notable_lighting_design dramatic lighting
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Bolshoi_Theatre
gptkbp:notable_performers renowned opera singers
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Mariinsky_Theatre
gptkbp:notable_recordings gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:notable_song powerful choral sections
gptkbp:notable_themes gptkb:moral_ambiguity
social critique
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:performance_tradition Russian opera
gptkbp:premiere 1934
gptkbp:revival gptkb:20th_century
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mtsensk_District,_Russia
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:oppression
class struggle
feminine power
gptkbp:themes gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:murder
passion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Lady_Macbeth_of_Mtsensk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5