Verdi: Macbeth

2006 2h 37m IT

Synopsis

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In early 11th-century Scotland, at Macbeth’s castle. During a storm, in a Scottish wood, witches gather to hatch sinister plots. They hear Macbeth and Banquo approaching—Scottish nobles fighting for their king, Duncan—and decide to target Macbeth. Macbeth has become king, but he confides to his wife his fears of having to shed more blood—that of Banquo, who suspects the truth, and of his sons... “Macbeth” is a four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare’s eponymous tragedy. The music was composed between 1846 and 1847. Piave’s libretto is based on Carlo Rusconi’s prose translation, published in Turin in 1838. The opera premiered at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence on March 14, 1847. From the box set “Tutto Verdi,” featuring 27 of Verdi’s operas. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on October 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, and 17, 2006.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leo Nucci
Macbeth
Enrich Giuseppe Iori
Banco
Sylvia Valayre
Lady Macbeth
Tiziana Tramonti
Lady Macbeth’s lady-in-waiting
Roberto Iuliano
Macduff

Credits

Behind the camera

Languages: Italian

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Leo Nucci and Enrich Giuseppe Iori and Sylvia Valayre carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Leo Nucci and Enrich Giuseppe Iori and Sylvia Valayre carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 157 min · 2h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: IT

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.