MACBETH
Melodramma in 4 atti
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave & Andrea Maffei, after Shakespeare
First performed: Teatro della Pergola, Florence, 14 March 1847; revised version: Théâtre Lyrique, Paris, 19 April 1865
SETTING: Scotland, 1040
PLOT: Macbeth and his wife murder their way onto the throne of Scotland.
No. 9 - Convito, Visione, Finale II
Convito: ‘Salve, o re! - Voi pur salvète’
Brindisi: ‘Si colmi il calice’
Tempo di mezzo: ‘Tu di sangue hai brutto il volto’
Apparizione e Brindisi: ‘Che ti scosta, o re mio sposo’
Quartetto: ‘Sangue a me quell’ombre chiede’
Banquo has been murdered on Macbeth’s orders. He is horrified to see the spectre at the feast. The guests believe he has gone mad; although Lady Macbeth tries to distract them by singing a woozy brindisi, they leave in terror.
Macbeth, generale dell’esercito del re Duncano / general in King Duncan’s army (baritone): Piero Cappuccilli
Lady Macbeth, moglie di Macbeth / Macbeth’s wife (soprano): Shirley Verrett
Dama di Lady Macbeth (mezzo-soprano): Stefania Malagù
Macduff, nobile scozzese, signore di Fiff / Scottish nobleman, Thane of Fife (tenor): Plácido Domingo
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala
Milan, 1976
16 окт 2015
