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- Giuseppe Verdi
Macbeth (1847)
- G Schirmer Inc (World)
G. Schirmer controls the rights in the English translation by Walter Ducloux for this work but does not supply orchestral materials.
- Libretto by F.M. Piave and A. Ghislanzoni after Shakespeare. English translation by Walter Ducloux.
- English, Italian
Programme Note
Cast List:
MACBETH, Thane of Cawdor: Baritone
LADY MACBETH: Soprano
BANQUO, a Scottish general: Bass
MACDUFF, a Scottish nobleman: Tenor
MALCOLM, son of King Duncan: Tenor
LADY-IN-ATTENDANCE to Lady Macbeth: Soprano
A PHYSICIAN: Bass
A MURDERER: Baritone
A MANSERVANT: Bass
THREE APPARITIONS
A WARRIOR: Baritone
A BLOODY CHILD: Soprano
A CROWNED CHILD: Soprano
King Duncan, Fleance (son of Banquo), Attendants, Messengers, Soldiers, Assassins, Witches, Lords and Ladies, Scottish Refugees
Synopsis:
In a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, newly created Thane of Cawdor, is encouraged by his wife to kill King Duncan so that he can ascend the throne. But conscience and supernatural forces work together to bring about the demise of Macbeth and his murderous wife.
MACBETH, Thane of Cawdor: Baritone
LADY MACBETH: Soprano
BANQUO, a Scottish general: Bass
MACDUFF, a Scottish nobleman: Tenor
MALCOLM, son of King Duncan: Tenor
LADY-IN-ATTENDANCE to Lady Macbeth: Soprano
A PHYSICIAN: Bass
A MURDERER: Baritone
A MANSERVANT: Bass
THREE APPARITIONS
A WARRIOR: Baritone
A BLOODY CHILD: Soprano
A CROWNED CHILD: Soprano
King Duncan, Fleance (son of Banquo), Attendants, Messengers, Soldiers, Assassins, Witches, Lords and Ladies, Scottish Refugees
Synopsis:
In a faithful adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, newly created Thane of Cawdor, is encouraged by his wife to kill King Duncan so that he can ascend the throne. But conscience and supernatural forces work together to bring about the demise of Macbeth and his murderous wife.