Verdi: Macbeth - DVD

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Verdi: Macbeth (OA0922D) (2004)<br /> <br /> Carlos Álvarez (Macbeth); Maria Guleghina (Lady Macbeth); Roberto Scandiuzzi (Banquo); Begoña Alberdi (Lady in Waiting<br /> ); Marco Berti<br /> (Macduff<br /> ); Javier Palacios (Malcolm<br /> ); Ferran Ilari<br /> (Fleance); Orchestra & Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu; Bruno Campanella<br /> <br /> Carlos Álvarez takes the title role in the first of Verdi’s<br /> Shakespearean operas, with Maria Guleghina as the<br /> manipulative wife whose desire to gain the Scottish throne drives her husband to murder and leaves both with blood on their hands.<br /> Bruno Campanella conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in the 2004 recording of Phyllida Lloyd’s powerful production, first staged at London’s Royal Opera House.<br /> <br /> "A strong cast was the most prominent factor in the return of Macbeth to the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Carlos Álvarez...<br /> sung in glorious voice and with a good sense of the psychology of the character. His dominating Lady was<br /> Guleghina...her dramatic presence is overwhelming, especially in her wonderful Sleepwalking scene." (Opera)<br /> <br /> "Extravagantly spread over two DVDs, the production from the Liceu in Barcelona offers a striking version, set on a bare stage with stylized geometric squares taking the place of scenery. It works surprisingly well, with the opening chorus of witches - a large contingent - singing powerfully, dressed in black with vermilion turbans." (The Penguin Guide)