Macbeth (1979)
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
1979 · 2h 34m · Music, Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Genres: Music, Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. Filmed for television at Teatro alla Scala in 1979, Claudio Abbado conductes a night to remember.
Director: Carlo Battistoni
Writers: Francesco Maria Piave, Andrea Maffei, William Shakespeare
Music by: Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
Piero Cappuccilli as MacbethShirley Verrett as Lady MacbethNicolai Ghiaurov as BancoStefania Malagú as Dama di Lady MacbethVeriano Luchetti as Macduff, nobile scozzeseAntonio Savastano as Malcolm, figlio di DuncanoGiovanni Foiani as MedicoCarlo Meliciani as Domestico di MacbethGiuseppe Morresi as SicarioAlfredo Giacomotti as Prima apparizione (voice)Milena Pauli as Seconda apparizione (voice)Enrico Mazzola as Terza apparizione (voice)More like this
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