肖斯塔科维奇的第二部歌剧《姆青斯克的麦克白夫人》于1932午完成后,1934年1月22日在列宁格勒首演,两年内先后在五个国家上演并博得好评。可是,在苏联国内,观众看过这部与过去截然不同的歌剧后,毁誉不一,从而引起激烈的争论。1936年1月真理报发表社论,斥责此剧充满“刺耳的噪音”,“否定了歌剧的原则”,“彻头彻尾的非政治倾向的虚构”,并因此禁止上演,自此该剧绝迹歌剧舞台近三十年之久。此剧首演时有些非常露骨的淫荡场面,足堪与贝尔格的《沃采克》并列,因此一份美国杂志称它为“色情之声”。 1958年肖斯塔科维奇将此剧加以修改,剔除露骨的色情场面,删改一些下流的对白,增加了一些插曲和间奏曲,把剧名改为《卡捷丽娜·伊兹麦洛娃》再度发 Shostakovich’s second opera, “Mrs. Macbeth of Minkské,” was premiered in Leningrad on January 22, 1934, and was performed in five countries in two years and received favorable reviews . However, in the Soviet Union, the spectators disagreed with each other after viewing the opera, which was completely different from the past, and led to heated debates. In January 1936, Pravda published an editorial in which it was reprimanded that the play was full of “harsh noises,” “denied the principles of opera,” and “fictitious non-political inclinations.” Thirty years old. This show debut some very explicit scenes of sensuality, comparable to Berger’s “Vousac” tied, so a magazine called it the “Voice of Pornography.” Shostakovich in 1958 to modify the play, excluding explicit sex scenes, delete some obscene dialogue, add a few episodes and interludes, the title changed to “Katjina Izmailovo Baby ”hair again