The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

Release date : April 13, 2008
Runtime : 2h 37m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : Italian /
Director : Gary Halvorson /
Production companies : The Metropolitan Opera / EMI /
April 13, 2008 2h 37m United States of America Drama Italian More
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Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted level it’s still a powerfully dramatic opera that hews closely to the original’s story line. The MET’s production retains the dark aura of the opera while updating it to a vaguely post-modern context. So the witches are bag ladies in various stages of decrepitude, with children in tow. The Banquet Scene features lowered chandeliers, a plethora of chairs, and a slew of extras dressed in tuxedos and party gowns. Macbeth sports a leather coat, the soldiers are in drab brown uniforms and seem to have fingers on their triggers even when they’re supposed to be in non-threatening situations. Director Adrian Noble also has Lady Macbeth do an inordinate amount of writhing around and singing from a lying-down position, adding to the feeling that a less interventionist directorial hand might have generated more impact.
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Lady Macbeth
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Mary Jo Heath
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Richard Hobson
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A Murderer
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Ashley Emerson
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  • title:The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2008
  • Runtime:2h 37m
  • Genres: Drama · Music ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: Italian ·
  • Director: Gary Halvorson /
  • Writers: Francesco Maria Piave · William Shakespeare · Andrea Maffei ·
  • Production companies: The Metropolitan Opera · EMI ·
  • Overview:Verdi’s admiration for Shakespeare led to such masterpieces as Othello and Falstaff, and if the earlier Macbeth isn’t on their exalted level it’s still a powerfully dramatic opera that hews closely to the original’s story line. The MET’s production retains the dark aura of the opera while updating it to a vaguely post-modern context. So the witches are bag ladies in various stages of decrepitude, with children in tow. The Banquet Scene features lowered chandeliers, a plethora of chairs, and a slew of extras dressed in tuxedos and party gowns. Macbeth sports a leather coat, the soldiers are in drab brown uniforms and seem to have fingers on their triggers even when they’re supposed to be in non-threatening situations. Director Adrian Noble also has Lady Macbeth do an inordinate amount of writhing around and singing from a lying-down position, adding to the feeling that a less interventionist directorial hand might have generated more impact.
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