Description

Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (DVD)

UPC: 807280156393

Product Features

Format: DVD, Dual Layer
Performance: Macbeth, live from the Zurich Opera House, 2001
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave, based on William Shakespeare's play
Orchestra and Chorus: Zurich Opera House
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Stage Director: David Pountney
Chorus Master: Jürg Hämmerli
Set Designer: Stefanos Lazaridis
Choreography: Vivienne Newport
Lighting Designer: Jürgen Hoffmann
Principal Cast:Sound Formats: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
- Macbeth: Thomas Hampson
- Lady Macbeth: Paoletta Marrocu
- Banco: Roberto Scandiuzzi
- Macduff: Luis Lima
- Dama di Lady Macbeth: Liuba Chuchrova
- Malcolm: Miroslav Christoff
- Medico: Peter Kálmán
Subtitle Languages: Italian (Original Language), English, German, French, Spanish
Picture Format: 16:9
Region Code: 0 (Region Free)
Running Time: 141 minutes
Production: RM Associates, in association with Artsworld, Bayerischer Rundfunk, 3sat, NHK

Overview

This DVD captures a compelling live performance of Verdi’s Macbeth at the Zurich Opera House in 2001. Conducted by Franz Welser-Möst and directed by David Pountney, this production brings to life the intense drama and dark psychological depth of Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy. The opera, known for its powerful and dramatic score, explores themes of ambition, guilt, and tyranny.

Thomas Hampson delivers a formidable performance as Macbeth, supported by Paoletta Marrocu as the ambitious and manipulative Lady Macbeth. The production’s stark and evocative set design by Stefanos Lazaridis, along with Vivienne Newport’s choreography, enhances the dark and brooding atmosphere of the opera.

Interesting Facts

Shakespearean Drama: Verdi’s Macbeth is one of the earliest operas to be based on a Shakespeare play, and it remains one of the most intense and dramatic works in the operatic repertoire.
Acclaimed Production: This Zurich Opera House production is noted for its psychological depth and the powerful performances of its lead cast, particularly Thomas Hampson’s portrayal of Macbeth.
Innovative Staging: David Pountney’s direction, combined with Lazaridis’s minimalistic and symbolic set design, provides a fresh and modern interpretation of this classic opera.