Macbeth

Item

Record ID

1048

Identifier

90673

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Macbeth

Uniform Title

Macbeth

Program/Series Title

Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD ; Great performances at the Met

Composer

Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901

Text Author

Piave, Francesco Maria ; 1810-1876 (libretto)

Production Year

2008

Transmission/Release Date

2008-01 -12 (Theater transmission) ; 2008-04-13 (PBS)

Transmission/Release Year

2008

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

Theater transmission / PBS

Home Video - DVD

EMI

Conductor/Music Director

Levine, James

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera

Chorus/Choir

Metropolitan Opera

Soloists

Lado Ataneli (Macbeth) ; John Relyea (Banquo) ; Maria Guleghina (Lady Macbeth) ; Richard Hobson (Servant) ; Russell Thomas (Malcolm) ; Dimitris Pittas (Macduff) ; Elizabeth Blancke-Biggs (Lady-in-waiting) ; Adam Hauser Pi?ero (Fleance) ; Keith Miller (Murderer) ; Joseph Turi (Herald) ; James Courtney (Doctor) ; David Crawford ; Ashley Emerson ; Anne-Carolyn Bird (Apparitions)

Participants

Gelb, Peter (host)

TV/Film Director

Halvorson, Gary

Stage Director

Noble, Adrian

Sets

Thompson, Mark

Costumes

Thompson, Mark

Choreography

Lefton, Sue

Production Company

Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.

Producer

Bongiovanni, Mia ; Park, Elena (Supervising Producers ; Briccetti, Louisa ; Warivonchik, Victoria (Producers)

Executive Producer

Gelb, Peter

Technical Information

HDTV

Other Information

Opened with shots of house and musicians in pit followed by Peter Gelb talking with James Levine. Backstage views during scene changes. At intermission Mary Jo Heath interviews John Ataneli, Maria Guleghina and director Adrian Noble. Also a pre-recorded video blog "Rehearsing Macbeth" with Ataneli, Guleghina and Noble, and a segment that appeared on CNN about the Met on HD and a special education project involving the Met telecasts and five NYC schools. A Metropolitan Opera high definition production, Mia Bongiovanni, Elena Park (supervising producers). Sonya Friedman (English subtitles)

Duration

ca. 200'

Company

Metropolitan Opera

Sourcemat

DLCAT - 173