The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth
(2008)

Released: 2008-04-13

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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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Maria Guleghina

as Lady Macbeth

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Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs

as Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth

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Dimitri Pittas

as McDuff, Thane of Fife

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Mary Jo Heath

as Self - Special Guest Interviewer

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Richard Hobson

as A Servant of Macbeth

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Raymond Renault

as Duncan, King of Scotland

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Russell Thomas

as Malcolm, Duncan's Son

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Adam Hauser Piñero

as Fleance, Banquo's Son

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Keith Miller

as A Murderer

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David Crawford

as A Warrior

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Ashley Emerson

as A Bloody Child

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Anne-Carolyn Bird

as A Crowned Child

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Giuseppe Verdi

Original Music Composer

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Adrian Noble

Production Design

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Mark Thompson

Set Designer

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Mark Thompson

Costume Designer

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Jean Kalman

Lighting Design

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Sue Lefton

Choreographer

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Paul Cremo

Dramaturgy

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Mitchell Bloom

Assistant Costume Designer

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Ron Washburn

Technical Supervisor

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Jay David Saks

Music Producer

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Bill King

Sound Supervisor

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Matiki Anoff

Makeup Artist

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Peter Gelb

Executive Producer

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Tom Watson

Hairstylist

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William Malloy

Wardrobe Supervisor

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