Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk NYC Reviews and Tickets

See it if Keeps your interest the whole time, really well done. The sets are spectacular.

Don't see it if Dont like dark stories, is a bit raunchy with some nudity.

See it if you want to see a powerhouse performance by Svetlana Sozdateleva in the opera that got Shostakovich denounced and led to his 5th Symphony

Don't see it if you don’t care for Russian or Grand opera, dislike simulated sex scenes, prefer comedies or at least likable characters

See it if Great staging and direction. Good use of the chorus in the story telling. More acting than you usually see in an opera.

Don't see it if There is sexual assault that is disturbing.

See it if You love well performed opera, you can tolerate characters who are very primal and lack moral conscience, you enjoy dark humor

Don't see it if You don't like opera, you don't want to see sex simulated on the stage.

See it if You want inventive staging on a mammoth scale. You want to discover a fully beautiful score. You want to discover an unknown opera.

Don't see it if You want traditional grand opera. You don’t like political satire in place of emotion. You don’t want to see offensive staging.

See it if you like a musical modern twist on shakespeare, are interested in old soviet politics in art, love shocking and dramatic plots.

Don't see it if you'd rather see a classic opera. you don't like shostakovich or more dissonant, modern sounding music.