Dmitri Sostakovici – Representative of the National Russian Music in the 20th Century. The Opera “Lady Macbeth from Mtensk”, between Tradition and Modernity

Abstract

The opera^1] is built up by the combination of the variable numbers of the arioso, the melodic motifs, and the secco recitatives and the lively choral scenes are at turns with the orchestra interludes. Katerina Ismailova’s last monologue, from the last scene, is composed in the declarative style. One can also find intonations specific to the Russian popular melodies in the last scene of Sostakovici’s opera.