The Core Question
What just happened between you and "Macbeth"?
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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.
Cast & Crew
David Pountney
Director
Thomas Hampson
Macbeth
Paoletta Marrocu
Lady Macbeth
Roberto Scandiuzzi
Banquo
Luis Lima
Macduff
Liuba Chuchrova
Dame Lady Macbeth
Miroslav Christoff
Malcolm
Love Letters from the Community
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