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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2008-04-13
- video_camera_front Companies The Metropolitan Opera, EMI
- timer Runtime: 157 Mins
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Željko Lučić
Macbeth
John Relyea
Banquo
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
Malcolm, Duncan's Son
Adam Hauser Piñero
Fleance, Banquo's Son
Keith Miller
A Murderer
David Crawford
A Warrior
Ashley Emerson
A Bloody Child
Anne-Carolyn Bird
A Crowned Child
James Courtney
A Doctor
Joseph Turi
A Herald
MET Orchestra
groups Crew
Gary Halvorson
Director
Giuseppe Verdi
Original Music Composer
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Adrian Noble
Production Design
William Malloy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jay David Saks
Music Producer
Ron Washburn
Technical Supervisor
James Levine
Conductor
William Shakespeare
Original Story
Mia Bongiovanni
Supervising Producer
Louisa Briccetti
Producer
Andrea Maffei
Writer
Matiki Anoff
Makeup Artist
Tom Watson
Hairstylist
Victoria Warivonchik
Producer
Mitchell Bloom
Assistant Costume Designer
Peter Gelb
Executive Producer
Elena Park
Supervising Producer
Mark Thompson
Set Designer
Jean Kalman
Lighting Design
Paul Cremo
Dramaturgy
Victor Callegari
Makeup Artist
Mark Thompson
Costume Designer
Sue Lefton
Choreographer
Bill King
Sound Supervisor
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