Shostakovich s tragedy-satire Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk creates a frisson in Vienna – Seen and Heard International seenandheard-international.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seenandheard-international.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 1934 opera, revived this season at the Metropolitan Opera, stoked the ire of the Soviet state, or so the story goes. But archives tell a more interesting tale.