The read
It runs long at 2h 44m.
Synopsis
Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghina as the manipulative wife whose desire to gain the Scottish throne drives her husband to murder and leaves both with blood on their hands. Bruno Campanella conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the 2004 recording of Phyllida Lloyd's powerful production, first staged at London's Royal Opera House.
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Key crew
- Giuseppe VerdiWriter
- Phyllida LloydDirector
Cast
- Carlos ÁlvarezMacbeth
- Maria GuleghinaLady Macbeth
- Roberto ScandiuzziBanquo
- Begoña AlberdiLady-in-waiting
- Marco BertiMacduff
- Javier PalaciosMalcolm
- Ferran IlariFleance
- Štefan KocánPhysician
- Josep FerrerManservant
- Francisco SantiagoAssassin
- Ivo MischevHerald
Themes
opera