OPERA NIGHT WITH PAUL HERRIOTT

Svetlana Sozdateleva as Katerina Ismailova and Brandon Jovanovich as Sergei in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Photo Evan Zimmerman Met Opera Image Name: Svetlana Sozdateleva as Katerina Ismailova and Brandon Jovanovich as Sergei in Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Photo Evan Zimmerman Met Opera

Soprano Svetlana Sozdateleva makes an exciting Met debut as the fiery femme fatale at the center of Shostakovich’s searing modern drama, joining forces with tenor Brandon Jovanovich as her illicit lover. Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson makes her Met debut conducting Graham Vick’s vivid staging, which also features tenor Nikolai Schukoff and bass-baritone John Relyea.

RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 25th February, 7pm-10pm