Katerina Izmaĭlova /
A brutal story, yet including some lyrical and even satirical moments, this opera was once banned in the former U.S.S.R. Katerina, unhappily married to a merchant (Zinovij), takes one of his workmen (Sergey) as her lover. She poisons her obnoxious father-in-law (Boris), and with Sergey's help...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | Russian |
| Language Notes: | Sung in Russian, with Japanese subtitles. |
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Tokyo :
BMG Victor,
[1992]
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| Summary: | A brutal story, yet including some lyrical and even satirical moments, this opera was once banned in the former U.S.S.R. Katerina, unhappily married to a merchant (Zinovij), takes one of his workmen (Sergey) as her lover. She poisons her obnoxious father-in-law (Boris), and with Sergey's help, kills Zinovij. The crime is discovered and the two are sent to Siberia. When Sergey deserts her for one of the other women convicts (Sonetka), Katerina plunges both Sonetka and herself into the river. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the opera by D. Shostakovich, on the motif of the novel, "Lady Macbeth of the Mtzensk district" by N. Leskov. Originally released as a motion picture in the Soviet Union in 1966. "BMG Classics: BVLO-27-28."--Container. Program notes in Japanese on container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 laser discs (79 min., 25 sec.) : sound, color, mono. ; 12 in. |
| Playing Time: | 01:19:25 00:36:58 00:42:27 |
| Format: | Videodisc (CAV, NTSC). |
| Production Credits: | Screenplay, Dmitry Shostakovich ; producer, Mikhail Shapiro. |