Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District
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- For the story by Nikolai Leskov, please see Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (story)Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (story)Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is an 1865 novel of the Russian writer Nikolai Leskov.Among its themes are the subordinate role expected from women in 19th century European society, adultery, provincial life and the planning of murder by a woman, hence the title inspired by the Shakespearean...
- For the opera by Dmitri Shostakovich, please see Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (opera)Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District is an opera in four acts by Dmitri Shostakovich, his Op.29. The libretto was written by Alexander Preis and the composer, and is based on the story Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. The opera is sometimes referred to informally as Lady Macbeth...
- For the 1961/1962 film Sibirska Ledi Magbet directed by Andrzej Wajda, please see Siberian Lady MacbethSiberian Lady MacbethSiberian Lady Macbeth , also translated as Fury Is a Woman, is a 1962 film directed by Andrzej Wajda, based on the novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov....