Verdi, G.: Macbeth (Sferisterio Opera Festival, 2007)
3/29/2010, 28 Tracks, 2:23:42
Featuring
Daniele Callegari
Giuseppe Altomare
Pavel Kudinov
Olga Zhuravel
Alexandra Zabala
Rubens Pelizzari
Marco Voleri
Luca Dall'Amico
William Corro
Andrea Pistolesi
Velia Moretti de Angelis
Valeria Cazacu
Orchestra Filarmonica Marchigiana
Coro Lirico Marchigiano V. Bellini
Giuseppe Verdi
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Verdi famously demanded specific vocal qualities for Lady Macbeth, stating, 'I don't want Lady Macbeth to sing at all… Lady Macbeth's voice should be hard, stifled and dark'.
Composition History
Verdi revised Macbeth eighteen years after its premiere for a Paris production, adding new musical material and making substantial changes, including a ballet sequence.
Critical Reception
Macbeth was largely forgotten for sixty years after its initial performances, only to be rediscovered by conductors and singers starting in 1928.
Recording & Production
This recording features the 1865 Paris version of Macbeth, sung in Italian, and was recorded live at the Sferisterio Opera Festival in Macerata, Italy.
Critical Reception
Despite Verdi's revisions, the 1865 Paris premiere of Macbeth did not find favor, with one French critic claiming Verdi did not know Shakespeare, a charge he passionately denied.
Composition History
Verdi dedicated his opera Macbeth to Antonio Barezzi, the father of his late wife, expressing his deep affection for the work.
Composer Biography
Giuseppe Verdi, the composer, was only 32 when he began working on Macbeth, which was his tenth opera in less than eight years.
