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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettists: Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei
Production: Adrian Noble
Conductor: James Levine
Performers: Željko Lucic (Macbeth), Maria Guleghina (Lady Macbeth), Dimitri Pittas (Macduff), John Relyea (Banquo)
Synopsis:
Director Adrian Noble calls Macbeth “the greatest story Verdi ever told.” It’s the first of three works by Shakespeare that the composer set to music, the others being the beloved Falstaff and the towering Otello. Noble’s powerful new production of this gripping work is conducted by James Levine, and the ferocious couple in murderous pursuit of power is portrayed by baritone Željko Lucic in the title role and soprano Maria Guleghina as his ruthless wife.
Opera synopsis courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera
Funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET: “Macbeth” has been provided by Toll Brothers, the Irene Diamond Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.
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Here is a question along with a comment: Why is there no voice-over or printed identification of the singers and other artists as they take their curtain calls? Artists are always identified with the Met’s radio broadcasts but never with the simulcast or TV productions. The vertical credits run so fast that it is impossible to read them and learn who the artists are. Is there a union or other problem? This style misses a great opportunity to let people learn about opera artists.