Macbeth
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 22, 2007
Closed May 17, 2008
Opened Oct 22, 2007
Closed May 17, 2008
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Running Time:
2hr. 50min.
(includes 1 intermission)
2hr. 50min.
(includes 1 intermission)
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Director Adrian Noble calls Macbeth, "the greatest story Verdi ever told." The composer's longstanding affinity for Shakespeare is explored in Noble's powerful new production of this gripping work, conducted by James Levine.
The ferocious couple is portrayed by baritone Zeljko Lucic in the towering title role and soprano Maria Guleghina as his ruthless wife. Rising star John Relyea and the magnificent René Pape share the role of the doomed Banquo. In later performances, Carlos Alvarez and Lado Ataneli sing the title role, and Andrea Gruber plays Lady Macbeth.
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When Giuseppe Verdi was preparing
Macbeth way back in 1847, he demanded that his first cast pay close attention to William Shakespeare's original text. Curiously, that doesn't totally appear to be the case with the Metropolitan Opera's new Macbeth, which marks the company debut of former Royal Shakespeare Company head Adrian Noble.
While fans of Verdi's work will appreciate this revival for Noble's best notions -- not to mention James Levine's sturdy and stirring job in the orchestra pit -- they will also have to look past Noble's frequent disregard of nuanced theater behavior in favor of familiar stand-there-and-sing staging strategy. And given Noble's illustrious past with non-singing [...]