Macbeth / Verdi ; production by Adrian Noble ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; a Metropolitan Opera production in association with PBS and Thirteen/WNET New York ; producers, Louisa Briccetti, Victoria Warivonchik.
Publisher:
EMI Classics,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
2 videodiscs (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Live from the Met. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005070424
Notes:
Opera in four acts; libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei, after the play by Shakespeare. Željko Lučič (Macbeth) ; Maria Guleghina (Lady Macbeth) ; John Relyea (Banquo) ; Dimtri Pittas (Macduff, Thane of Fife) ; Raymond Renault (Duncan, King of Scotland) ; Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs (Lady-in-waiting) ; Richard Hobson (Servant of Macbeth) ; Russell Thomas (Malcolm) ; Dimitri Pittas (Macduff) ; Adam Hauser Piñero (Fleance) ; Keith Miller (Murderer) ; Joseph Turi (Herald) ; James Courtney (Doctor) ; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus and Ballet ; James Levine, conductor. Recorded live from the Met, 12 January 2008. "A Metropolitan Opera high-definition production"--Container. Picture format: 16:9, NTSC. Booklet with program notes by Andrew Porter and synopsis in English (10 pages) inserted in container. Bonus: Backstage at the Met: Peter Gelb interviews James Levine; Mary Joe Heath interviews Maria Guleghina and Željko Lučič; Macbeth: a video blog; Mary Jo Heath interviews director, Adrian Noble.
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