Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Is Condemned
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Arts, Music
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Drama, Theater, Playwrights, Censorship
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: January 28, 1936
Article abstract: The condemnation of Dmitri Shostakovich’s opera was a landmark in Soviet cultural history, drawing worldwide attention and leading to the oppression of other Soviet artists.
Summary of Event
In January of 1936, Dmitri Shostakovich was only thirty years old and had already achieved world fame as a leading Soviet composer. At that time, he was in the city of Archangelsk on a concert tour, buoyed by the recent successes of his opera Lady Macbeth Mtsenskago Uyezda (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk). On January 28, he went to the...
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