Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Dmitri Shostakovich Lyrics

Opera in four acts

Libretto
Alexander Preiss and Dmitry Shostakovich
after the short story by Nikolay Leskov

Setting: Mtsensk, Russia in 1865

Cast
Katerina Ismailova
Boris Ismailov
Sergei
Mill-Hand
Coachman
Aksinya
Shabby Peasant
Porter
Steward
3 Foremen
Priest
Chief of Police
Policeman
Teacher
Drunken Guest
Old Convict
Sentry
Sonyetka
Woman Convict
Sergeant
Chorus: workers, policemen, guests, convicts