| Composer: |
Dmitry Shostakovich |
| Music title: |
Op. 29 |
| Librettist: |
Dmitry Shostakovich |
| Librettist: |
Alexander Preys |
| Work definition: |
Opera in four acts |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District' |
| After: |
After the short story 'Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk' by Nikolai Leskov |
| Language: |
Russian |
| World premiere: |
22 January 1934, Maly Theatre, Leningrad |
| ROH premiere: |
1 April 2004, The Royal Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
1 April 2004, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |
| Related work: |
Katerina Ismailova
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