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