Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth (Glyndebourne, 1972) ( NTSC) (Arthaus DVD)

Giuseppe VERDI
MACBETH
From the Glyndebourne Festival Opera 1972
Opera in Four Acts; Sung in Italian

Kostas Paskalis, James Morris, Josephine Barstow
The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The Glyndebourne Ballet, John Pritchard

Stage Production: Michael Hadjimischev
Designer: Emanuele Luzzati
Televison Director: Dave Heather

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 4:3
Menu Languages: D, F, GB, SP
Subtitles Languages: IT, D, F, GB, SP
Region Code: 0 worldwide
Running Time: 146 mins
DVD 9 / NTSC

Cat no.:101 095

This epic opera inspired by Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece was written in 1847, but did not receive its British premiere until 1938 when it was presented for the first time at Glyndebourne.

The tragedy is a penetrating, concentrated, and harrowing study of the ambition of Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth. In the end both seem to verge on hallucination and madness as they recoil from the mayhem they have created around them.

The production features an outstanding international cast, with the Greek baritone Kostas Paskalis in the title role and British star Josephine Barstow making an exciting debut as Lady Macbeth. Proceedings are conducted by the sympathetic baton of John Pritchard. The designer, Emanuele Luzzati, has created a series of stunning visual impressions, including the chilling witches' chorus, the sumptuous banquet at which Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo and Lady Macbeth's heart-rending sleepwalking scene.

"… a fine singer with tremendous stage presence" -- MusicWeb on Kostas Paskalis in this production

"Pritchard's conducting, in particular, often shows the strength of a deeply felt, distinctly individual conception" -- Gramophone on Verdi: La Traviata