Released:
2001-01-01

Overview:
This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role. This Zurich Opera House production also features a mesmerizing turn by Paoletta Marrocu as the beautiful, power-hungry Lady Macbeth, while striking sets and costumes further enhance the duality of the main character whose rise and fall mirror the darkest impulses of man. Replete with supernatural mystery, sexual tension, and violent power plays, this timeless story remains gripping and chilling for today's audiences and boasts some of the most astonishing music of Verdi's legendary body of work.

Director:
David Pountney

Runtime:
2h 19min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Thomas Hampson
  as
  Macbeth
• 
  Paoletta Marrocu
  as
  Lady Macbeth
• 
  Roberto Scandiuzzi
  as
  Banquo
• 
  Luis Lima
  as
  Macduff
• 
  Liuba Chuchrova
  as
  Dame Lady Macbeth