Macbeth

Synopsis

Verdi’s opera in a new production by Graham Vick.Renato Bruson and Maria Guleghina are the Macbeths. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala are conducted by Riccardo Muti.

Series

Performance on 3

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Notes

DIRECTING VERDI is the interval talk (20:20-20:40) in which Daniel Snowman considers changing styles of Verdi productions from the composer’s own time to the present. He talks to directors David Poutney and Elijah Moshinsky and music historian Roger Parker about the best and worst ways of staging Verdi.

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901); Stage directing

Credits

Producer

Graham Vick

Writer

Francesco Maria Piave

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Production Design

Maria Bjornson

Costume

Maria Bjornson

Contributor

Daniel Snowman; David Poutney; Elijah Moshinsky; Roger Parker

Cast

Aldo Bramante
Carlo Colombara
Danilo Serraiocco
Enrico Turco
Fabio Sartoli
Marcella Polidori
Maria Guleghina
Renato Bruson
Roberto Alagna

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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