January 1, 2001
2h 19m
IT
David Pountney
This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role. This Zurich Opera House production also features a mesmerizing turn by Paoletta Marrocu as the beautiful, power-hungry Lady Macbeth, while striking sets and costumes further enhance the duality of the main character whose rise and fall mirror the darkest impulses of man. Replete with supernatural mystery, sexual tension, and violent power plays, this timeless story remains gripping and chilling for today's audiences and boasts some of the most astonishing music of Verdi's legendary body of work.
Thomas Hampson
Macbeth
Paoletta Marrocu
Lady Macbeth
Roberto Scandiuzzi
Banquo
Francesco Maria Piave
1
Luis Lima
Macduff
Liuba Chuchrova
Dame Lady Macbeth
Miroslav Christoff
Malcolm
Franz Welser-Möst
Conductor
TDK
JP
