MACBETH from the Royal Opera House

Composed by Verdi
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Live broadcast from the Royal Opera House
13 June 2011 19.30 BST/20.30 CEST
Running time 2 hours 50 minutes


Macbeth - LIVE Verdi's lifelong love affair with Shakespeare first took wing with Macbeth in 1847. The composer thought the play 'one of the greatest creations of man' and, along with his librettist Piave, set out to make of it, 'something out of the ordinary' on the operatic stage. Musically, Verdi's masterstrokes were the macabre choruses for the witches, the evocative orchestral colours and the increased role for the 'ugly and evil' Lady Macbeth. Although Verdi later revised the opera in 1865 for Paris, his earlier, more unified version of the opera is used here for this revival of Phyllida Lloyd's striking staging. Starring Simon Keenlyside and Martina Serafin, conducted by Antonio Pappano.
Live broadcast ON 13 June 2011

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• macbeth
• opera
• trailer
• classical
• music
• shakespeare
• ROH
• Royal
• Opera
• House
• London
• Covent
• Garden

[LittleLiviX]

saw it braudcast in the cinema, beautiful :)