The Metropolitan Opera - Verdi: Macbeth

Overview

Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi's retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy. She is joined by Željko Lučić, who brings dramatic intensity and vocal authority to the title role of the honest general driven to murder and deceit by his ambitious wife. The great René Pape is Banquo and Joseph Calleja gives a moving performance as Macduff. Adrian Noble's powerful production provides an ideal setting for this dark drama, which is masterfully presided over by Met Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 11, 2014

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

United States of America

Production

Deutsche Grammophon,The Metropolitan Opera

Cast

James Courtney,Seth Malkin,MET Orchestra,Joseph Calleja,René Pape,Claudia Waite,Željko Lučić,Noah Baetge,Moritz Linn,Raymond Renaultand 3 more

Writer

William Shakespeare,Andrea Maffei,Francesco Maria Piave

Producer

Adrian Noble

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4127164