Verdi: Macbeth

Currentzis, Teodor, Orchestre et Chœurs de National de L'Opéra de Paris, soliści

BAC 054

Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth Dimitris Tiliakos, Macbeth Ferruccio Furlanetto, Banco Violeta Urmana, Lady Macbeth Letitia Singleton, Dama di Lady Macbeth Stefano Secco, Macduff Alfredo Nigro, Malcolm Medico Domestico,Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Teodor Currentzis Opéra Bastille 2009 • After public and critical acclaim for his Eugene Onegin (also from BelAir), Macbeth is the latest production from Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov, recorded at the Paris Opera. Coproduced with Siberia s Novosibirsk Opera, this new Macbeth uses cutting-edge multimedia technology to give the viewer a fresh perspective on the work. Google Earth satellite images plunge us into the heart of the action: a gloomy square surrounded by soulless buildings and the interior of an aristocratic residence. Witches are no more a part of Tcherniakov s Macbeth than the duel was of his Onegin, but once again the atmosphere is one of brooding claustrophobia. Tcherniakov has chosen a great cast, beginning with the marvellous Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as Lady Macbeth. Greek baritone Dimitris Tiliakos is a powerful presence as Macbeth, while the Italians Ferruccio Furlanetto and Stefano Secco are sumptuous as, respectively, Banquo and Macduff. In this, his second production at the Paris Opera, Teodor Currentzis, music director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, conducts with verve and theatricality.

DVD x 2

Bel Air Classiques

5/25/11

3760115300545