CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 2h 37m · PG-13

The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth

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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.

Directed byGary Halvorson

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 37m
Language
IT
Released
April 13, 2008
Studios
The Metropolitan OperaEMI

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Željko Lučić

Željko Lučić

Macbeth

John Relyea

John Relyea

Banquo

Maria Guleghina

Maria Guleghina

Lady Macbeth

Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs

Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth

Dimitri Pittas

McDuff, Thane of Fife

Mary Jo Heath

Self - Special Guest Interviewer

Richard Hobson

A Servant of Macbeth

Raymond Renault

Duncan, King of Scotland

Russell Thomas

Russell Thomas

Malcolm, Duncan's Son

Adam Hauser Piñero

Fleance, Banquo's Son

Creative team
Directed by
Gary Halvorson
Gary Halvorson
Written by
Francesco Maria Piave
Andrea Maffei
Produced by
Louisa Briccetti
Victoria Warivonchik

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