Genre:
Opera
Release Date:
Sep 2005
Recorded:
2004
Number of Discs:
2
Sound:
DTS Surround; LPCM Stereo
Subtitles:
EN, FR, DE, ES, IT, CA
Territory Exclusions:
USA & Canada
Aspect Ratio:
16:9 Anamorphic
Display:
NTSC
Catalog Number:
OA0922D
Verdi: Macbeth (Gran Teatre del Liceu)
Carlos Álvarez (Macbeth); Maria Guleghina (Lady Macbeth); Roberto Scandiuzzi (Banquo); Begoña Alberdi (Lady in Waiting); Marco Berti (Macduff); Javier Palacios (Malcolm); Ferran Ilari (Fleance);
Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi's Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghina as the manipulative wife whose desire to gain the Scottish throne drives her husband to murder and leaves both with blood on their hands. Bruno Campanella conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the 2004 recording of Phyllida Lloyd's powerful production, first staged at London's Royal Opera House.
Reviews
"A strong cast was the most prominent factor in the return of Macbeth to the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Carlos Álvarez...sung in glorious voice and with a good sense of the psychology of the character. His dominating Lady wasGuleghina...her dramatic presence is overwhelming, especially in her wonderful Sleepwalking scene." (Opera)
"Extravagantly spread over two DVDs, the production from the Liceu in Barcelona offers a striking version, set on a bare stage with stylized geometric squares taking the place of scenery. It works surprisingly well, with the opening chorus of witches - a large contingent - singing powerfully, dressed in black with vermilion turbans." (The Penguin Guide)
Extra features
Illustrated Synopsis and Cast gallery.