Macbeth

Composer: Verdi, Giuseppe

Librettist/Text Author: Piave, Francesco Maria

Libretto Source: Shakespeare, William

Conductor: Pappano, Antonio

Orchestra: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Chorus: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden

Chorus Master: Balsadonna, Renato

Assassin: Zetterstrom, Olle

Banquo: Aceto, Raymond

Doctor: Jakobski, Lukas

Duncan: Lindsay, Ian

First Apparition: Fisher, Jonathan

Fleance: Richardson, Will

Herald: Coad, Jonathan

Lady Macbeth: Monastryrska, Liudmyla

Lady-in-Waiting: Meister, Elisabeth

Macbeth: Keenlyside, Simon

Macduff: Pittas, Dimitri

Malcolm: Ebel, Steven

Second Apparition: Payne, William

Servant to Macbeth: Cliffe, Nigel

Third Apparition: Buchanan, Archie

Set Designer: Ward, Anthony

Lighting Designer: Constable, Paule

Choreographer: Keegan-Dolan, Michael

Stage Director: Lloyd, Phyllida

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Date of Production: 13-06-2011

Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Playing Time: 02:59:11

Catalogue Number: OA1063D

UPC: 809478010630

Synopsis

Macbeth

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Black, red, cream and gold are the colours that define Phyllida Lloyd's Royal Opera House staging of Verdi's robust, yet penetrating setting of Shakespeare's Scottish play. Manipulated by a whole coven of cunning, scarlet-turbanned witches, the characters often evoke figures in a splendid Gothic fresco. With Simon Keenlyside making his British debut, as an athletic, brooding Macbeth and Liudmyla Monastyrska as his Lady, both imperious and subtle, this performance, masterfully conducted by Antonio Pappano, goes far beyond mere sound and fury.

Bonus features:
- Interview with Liudmyla Monastryrska, Simon Keenlyside, Raymond Aceto
- Rehearsing Macbeth with Antonio Pappano