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LADY MACBETH OF MTS EN SK OperianF ouArc ts (19V3e2r sion) Musibcy DmitSrhio stakovich Librebtyt o A.P REIS& D.S HOSTAKOVICH Aftear s horts torbyy N.LESKOV Translafrtoimot nh eR ussibayn EDWARD DOWNES Ed.3 384 G.S CHIRMER,I nc. ImportaNnott ice Performaonftc heiossp ermau sbte l icenbsyte hdpe u blisher. Allr ighotfsa nyk inwdi trhe spetcott h iosp eraan da nyp arttsh ereionfc,l udbiuntng o tl imited tos tagrea,d itoe,l evismiootni,op ni ctumreec,h anirceaplr oducttiranosnl,a tpiroinn,t ianngd, sellianrges tricrtelsye rved. Licentsoep erfortmh iwso rki,n w holoer i np artw,h ethewri thi nstrumeonrtk aely board accompanimmeunstt,b es ecuriendw ritifrnogm theP ublishTeerr.m sw ilble q uoteudp on request. 'Copyionfge ithseerp arpaatret osrt hew holoef t hiwso rkb,y h ando rb ya nyo theprr oceisss , unlawfualn dp unishaubnldee trh ep rovisiooftn hseU .S.AC.o pyrigAhctt . Theu seo fa nyc opieisn,c ludarirnagn gemenatnsdo rchestraotthieortn hsan,t hose isbsythu ee d Publishiesfor r,b idden. 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WarniUnnga:u thorreipzreodd uocftt hipiousnb liciast ion prohibbyiF teeddel raaawln sdu bjteocc rti mipnraols ecution. 48459c LADYM ACBETH MTSENSK OF Thet urbuhliesnttoo fSr hyo stak'oLsva idcMyha cbetahs eiiss mogorfta hppeho litical regiomfRe u ssoifta h teh iratnifoder st iTehsel. i brertetfaos,h ibo'ynt ehdce o mpofrsoemr as toorfyN ikoLleasik oivsb, r utfraaln,ka ,n dc ynicmaulc,ih n t hvee ionfA lbaBneg r's operIatws a.sh ailaesad m asteropifSe ocveic eutl twuhreein wt a sfi rshte airndL eningrad onJ anua2r2,1y 9 34I.tr se cepitniA omne ritchafoe l lowyienagwr a sh ighcloyn troversial; iwta sb otlha udaesad g recaotn tribtuoct oinotne mpoopreaarrnayad s a w orokfr epulsive . sensua(lmiatiybn elcya uosfse o mmeu sicdaels cripotfei roontbsie chavior). AftSetra laitnt enadp eedr formoaftn hcweeo rikn 1 936S,h ostakwoavsni ocl ho nger thdea rloifnS go vimeuts iTch.eP remiwearss hockbey.d t ihmem oraolfti htteye xatn d thcea cophooftn hyme u siAc fa.m ouesd itoirnPi raalv dtahP,ea r'tosyffi cinaelw spaper, call"eCdh aIonss toefaM du si"cw ,asar agipnogl emaigca icnosmtp oswehrosi, nS ta'lsi n eyecsr,e awtoerdk isna s ty(laen cdo nteinnti)m itcoSa olv iaeets thpeotliicc y. Ins piotfte h sew irling tchuarrrtae gnaetbdso huitm S,h ostakcoovnitcihtn ouc eodm posWeh.e thoernr o tth iem posiotfit ohnpeso litmiaccahli ne hoirnh deelrpheeiddmi n hifsu tudreev elopimsae m natt ttehrai tss tidlelb atatboldea y. In1 95t8 hceo mposmeard seo mceh angienbs o tthe xatn dm usiacn dr enamtehde worKka terIisnmaa ilRoevgaa.r diltre esmsa,i anp sa ssiohnuamtatenr agtehdayrt e sults froma n arropwr,o vinscoicailem tuyc,lh i kFel aub'esMra tdamBeo vary. Thep resternatn sloaftt hileoi nb retto trheveie nrsstoiafott nhe oesp eraasS hosta koviocrhi gicnoanlcleyi ivtIe.tid sc ertaoinneol fty h cer ownsitnagg e wofoc roknst em poraRruys simauns ic. P.W. iii CAST OF CHARACTERS KATERINLAv ovnIas mailwoivfeoa f,Z inoBvoyr isovich Soprano BORITSi inofyeyIesvmiacihla om ve,r cha.n t. . Bass ZINOVBYo risoIvsimcahi hliossvo ,na , merchant Tenor SERGEaIw ,o rkman Tenor AKSINYA. . . . Soprano VILLAGDER UNK Tenor A POLICSEE RGEAN.T Bass A PRIES.T. . . . Bass AN OLDC ONVICT Bass SONYETKA. . . . Contralto A TeachMeirl,l worPkoerrtS,et re,w a3r Fdo,r emCeona,c hmPaonl,i ceDmraunn,k en GuesGtu,a rWdo,m anC onviacntdS, e rvaWnotrsk,m ePno,l iceGmueen$,t s, Convicts. iv SYNOPSISS CENES OF ACTI Scen1e I nsitdhehe o usoefK aterainndZa i noIvsym ailov Scen2e T he. courtyoaftr hdhe o use 5 Scen3e K ater'isbne adroom 10 ACTI I Scen1e T hec ourtya.r d 14 Scen2e K ater'isbne adroom 23 ACTI IIS cen1e T hec ourty.a rd 30 Scen2e A tt hpeo lisctea tion 32 Scen3e T heg ardoeftn h Ies maihloouvs e 36 ACTI V Scen1e S iberointa h,be a nkosfa fo reslta ke 41 y THES TORY ACTI ,S cen1e.T hei llitKeartaetrieis mn aar riteoZd i novayw ,e altmheyr chaTnhte. bored, childlessh eKhrau tsebraiZnnidan. o dveyt egsootenssa b auwsaiynt ersisp . Boris, hefart her-imna-kleahswe ,sr w eabre foraeh oliyc osnh wei lblet ruteoh isso n. Scen2e.I nt he couZritnyoa'vrssyd e rvaanrthesa visnogm feu nT.h ehya vset uctkh e cookA,k siniynaa b arraenlda rtea kilnigb erwtiithehes rW .h enK atertirnitaeo cs o me .t ot haei odf A ksinSyear,g ael iu,s twye,l l-wbouriklethr o,l hdesr a,n ds hgeo elsi mipn hiasr ms. Scen3e.T haetv eniansKg a terpirneap atroge ots o b edS,e rgaepip eaurnsd,et rhp er etext ofb orrowaib nogo kA.f taefe rw fainptr otefrsotmKs a tertihnebaye comleo vers. ACTI IS.c en1e.O ldB oriusn,a btlose l eieswp a lkiancgr otshsce o urtwyiatrahdl antern inh ihsa ndS.e eianl gi gihnKt a ter'isrno aohme g oetsov ishietrA .sh ed oesso S,e rgei comeosu atn dB orbiesa htism u nmerciwfiuthlhil wsyh ipK.a tertirniateo ss t oBpo ris, busth ies s eizbeytd hsee rvaTnhtees x.h ausotlemdda nh ahse rre leaasneddd e mands foodfr omh erS.h eg ivheism s ommeu shrowohmisc shh eh asp oisonTehdeo. l mda n, suddefneleyl iilnclga, l folrsa p riewshtog, i vheismt hlea srti tbeesfo rheed ies. Scen2e.·A ftmeark ilnogv Kea,t erpirnoam iSseersg tehias to mehsohwwe i lfiln da w ay tob eh ilsa wfwuilfe S.e rgfeaila lssl ebeupit,s a wakenbeytd h fer ightKeanteedrw ihnoa hajsu sste etnh geh oosfto lBdo riZsi.n ouvnye xpecrteetdularynn dSs e rgiesfoi r cetdo hidZei.n oavcyc usheesor f b einugn faithafnudbl e,a hteswr i thhi bse lSte.r gceoim es ouatn di na scuftloef v iolekniclZeli sn owviyt ahh eavcya ndlesSteircghkei.id tehse deamda n'bso diyn t hcee llAasrt .h ceu rtfaalilnts h leo vearrsle o ckiened a coht hre's arms. ACTI ISIc.e n1e.I nt hceo urtoyfaZ ridn ov'shsko yusKea tersitnaara etts hc ee lwlhaerr e thceo rpisshe i ddSeenr.g wehio,m s hies t om arryt hadta ye,n teSrhset. e lhlismo fh er , territfiheodu gHhetq su.i ehtesbr e forteh elye afovrec hurcAh v.i lldarguen ske,e king top afcyih itsh irbsrte,ai knts h cee lhloapri tnofig n dv odkIan.s theeas dt umbolnet sh e bodoyf Z inovHyer. u shoeusit n h orror. Scen2e.A tt hPeo lisctea ttihoSene ,r geaanndtt h peo liceamredene sponadnedbn otr ed. Thedyi sctµhspesr obloefmt sh epirro fesAs pioolni.c;: eamnadant errifiteeda cehnetre r. Hei sa ccusoefbd e ianS go ciaTlhievs itl.l darguenc ko meisna ndt eltlhsSe e rgewahnatt heh asse eTnh.e ayl rlu sthot hheo usoefZ inovdyu,b iobuugstl eeful. Scen3e.I nt hgea rdtehnwe,e ddionfKg a terainndSa e rgiesbi e icnegl ebrTahtege ude.s ts toatshtbe r idcaolu palneda st heev enipnrgo gremsosseotsf t heamr der unk. Katerina seetsh atth cee llhaabrse ebnr okiennt ion,fo rms Saenrdtg eelihl,is mt hemyu sets cape immediaBteefolryte.h ecya nd os ot,h peo liecnet ebre,aS te rgaenidl, e atdh ceo uple away. ACTI VI.n S ibearc ioal,u omfnc onviicsrt ess tAimnogn.tg h eamr Kea terSionnay,e tka, ana ttraycotuinvwgeo mana,n dS ergSeeir.g wehio,i st iroifnK ga teraicncau,sh eeosr f ' caushinidgso wnfahlelh ;a fsa lfolret nh ceh aromfsS onyetaknadc, a rrhieeorsff stage. Thefe malceo nvitcatusan ntjd e eKra terTihnega u.a rednst teorq uiet atnhdde ims cover thaSte rgaenidS onyeatrkmeai ssiTnhge.ry e tuarnndK aterkinnoaw,i tnhgte r utihsi ,n uttdeers paKiart,e raipnpar oaScohneyse wthkoai sl eanoinna gb rokseeng meonfat bridpgues,h heesir n ttohr ei vaenrfod l loawfst heerrT .h ec onviacrtlesi nuepda ndm arch offt hset asgien giTnhgec. u rntf aailolnas b arset age. vi LADYM ACBETHO F MTSENSK ACTI Scenle (KaterLivnoav insal yionngh ebre dy,a wni.n)g KATERINA Ah,w hyc an'Its leep, Il't lroyn cmeo re. (Shter iteogs o t os leep.) No,i' tsno u s.e Now ond-er 1s leapltnl i g-ht goutp h,a ds omber eakwfaisttmh y h usband, andt hecna mbea ctkob ed! The'rsree alnloyt heilnsgte od oh er-e ObG odi 'tsal slob oring! Ah,w heInw ass ingle, evetnh ouwgehw erpeo or, theantl eaIsw ta sfr ee. Butn onto w- thibso redmoamk eosn efe ell ikseu icide. I'amm erch'aswnif tem;y h usbainstd h e welkln owwne altmheyr chZainnto Bvoyr isovich Ismailov. Ev'yrt inayn hta ist tsa stko .do, thceo wisn t hbea rgni vuesm ilk. Att hmeil lt hmee nfi ltlh fleo usra cks. Ia lohneer hea vneo w ortko d o, onlfoyr m ei sl isfoet edious, onlfoyr m ed oemso rnibnrgi nnogj o-y thmee rch'aswni tfe! (BorTiism ofyeyeevnitce.hr) s BORIS Todaayr wee h avimnugs hrooms? KATERINA Yes. BORIS Thta'gso od. Youk nowt hamtu shrowoimtsbh u ckwheat gruiesol n eo fm yfa vr'itthei ngs! 2 LADYM ACBETHO FM TSENSK KATERINA Ah,i ft hseu ns hines, ori ft htee mpersatg es, whacta rIe! Whacta rIe,A h! BORIS Whaatr yeo us ingfoirn?g orh avyeo un otheilnsgte od o? KATERINA Whaetl siest hetroed o? BORIS Whacto ulhda vpeo ssesusste obd r ing thlei koefys o uh erIew ?a rnmeyds on: "Dony'otum arrKya ter"i na. Buth eh adh iwsa yW.h aatw ifeh eg ot: Nearfilvyey eamrasr riaenddy ou'evs till nobto rnmey s onas ingle child! KATERINA Tha'tsno mty fa ultth,'a tsno mty fa ult! BORIS Oh! KATERINA Don'btl ammee fo rt hat, donb'lta mmee fo rt hat! BORIS Whot hen? KATERINA *Myw hollei wfeo ulbdes om uchha ppier ifo nlIyc oulhda vaeb aby! BORIS Sot haty'osul ri ne! Altlh adte penodnts h weo man, whakti nodfw ifea m ang ethso lodf ! A full-blwoiofewd heods howesdom aef efction, sompea ssiwoonu,ls do ofinn dh ershealvfi anb ga by. Buty o'uera sc oladsa fi sh, Youd on'ttr tyo a ttrhaiccsta resses. Youd on'sth omwy s ont hsel ighatffeesctt ion! We'vneoh eitrow homw ec anl eaovuefor r tune whow oulcda rornyt hfaem ilnya maen db usin.e ss Whayto u'ldi kteofi ndi ss omheo t-blooded younfegl loawn dt hernu onff w ithhi m, jeeraitny go uhru sbaWnedl.ml y,g irl, *Alternate RtuesxstTi:ha enfa ultl iewsi tZhi novByo risovihceh';i� m poteanntd c annogti vmee a baby! LADYM ACBETHO FM TSENSK 3 thfee nicsefa rt ohoi gfohr t riclkiskt eh a-t thdeo gasr oeff t hceh a-in AndI a ma lwaoynst hwea tch! Bettmeirxs ompeo isfoornt hrea t-s the'yreea tianltglh fleo uarg ain. (ExBiotr iTsim ofyeyevich.) KATERINA Youy,ou 'ert hrea t! Thipso issohno ubledfo ry ou. (Kateprrienpaa trhepeso isont hfreoa rts .) (EntZeirn oBvoyr isoBvoircTihis,m ofyeyevmiecshs,e n[agf errot mhm ei laln]do, t her servaAnmtosn.tg h see rvainsSt esr gei.) ZINOV(Yt toh mei lwlo rker) Welwlh,a 'tswr ong? MILLW ORKER Ther iv'esorv erflowietdbs a nks andb urtshtde a ma ndw atre'pso uring throuagm ho setn ormoguasp . Whasth awleld on owe,h ? ZINOVY ltc ouhladr dhlayv ceo maet a w orsmeo ment. Il'h lavteog od.o wnt,h emny,s elf. BORIS Yesy,o um ust. Ift hMea st'esnro tth etroet akceh arge thewyon 'dto a t hing. SERVANTCSH'O RUS Ha,h ah,a h,a , hah,a !h a, BORIS What'aslt lh astn iggering about? YouMra sthearts o g oa waayn da lylo ud o iss taanndd l au-gh Youd on'etv ecna re! CHORUS Ah,w ed o! Oh,w hya ryeo ufo rsakuisnM,ga steorhw,,h y? Oh,w hyW?e l'ble l oswti thoouudtre amra ster! Wel'ble l osWte!l' ble l ost! Lifwei thoyuotui sn owto rtlhi ving. Wec oulndob te asru cahl iofef g loom! Ourh omweo n'ste elmi kheo meo,u wro rtko o, withoyuotuw ,on 'bter eawlo rk! No,n orte awlo rkN!o ,n orte awlo rk! Andp leaswuirteh oyuotui sn op leasure! Comeb acqku ic-kly