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Macbeth
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Opera

Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi

Presentation
Opera

Journey to the end of Verdi’s darkest night of opera

‘This tragedy is one of mankind’s greatest creations!’ Shakespeare’s Macbeth stimulated Verdi’s musical development towards music theatre with solid dramaturgical foundations: as a result of a new synthesis of drama and music and a complex and meticulous portrayal of the main characters, dramatic verity won out over the traditional requirements of bel canto. The young British-French director Olivier Fredj conceives this work as one long nightmare full of raging passions, terror, and lust for power. The boundaries between reality and fantasy are blurred; doubt and fear lead to the monstrous darkness in each individual’s heart... The mysterious strangeness surrounding Macbeth is deepened by Jean Lecointre’s digital collage, which forms the basis for the stage design. Conductor Paolo Carignani, a specialist in the Italian repertoire, will spotlight Verdi’s dark side in a production that signals his debut at La Monnaie. Macbeth as a surrealist nightmare.

Dates & tickets

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Location

Palais de la Monnaie at Tour & Taxis

Running time

ca 3:00

Prices

Cat 1 - € 129 / Cat 2 - € 99
Cat 3 - € 84 / Cat 4 - € 59
Cat 5 - € 34 / Cat 6 - € 10

Language

Sung in Italian
Surtitles in French and in Dutch

Presentation

Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances by Serge Algoet (in Dutch) & Rebecca Marcy (in French)

Streaming

live on ARTE Concert
23.09.2016

streaming on lamonnaie.be
06 > 26.10.2016

radio broadcast Klara
08.10.2016

radio broadcast Musiq’3
22.10.2016

New production

Gallery

Gallery

© Bernd Uhlig
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© Bernd Uhlig
Inside the mind of Macbeth
Macbeth - Beluister de inleiding op de opera door Serge Algoet by La Monnaie De Munt
Macbeth - Écoutez l'introduction par Rebecca Marcy by La Monnaie De Munt
Dates & tickets

Dates

Cast
Cast

Conductor PAOLO CARIGNANI
Director OLIVIER FREDJ
Graphic art director JEAN LECOINTRE

Scenography OLIVIER FREDJ
GASPARD PINTA
MASSIMO TRONCANETTI
Costumes FRÉDÉRIC LLINARES
Lighting CHRISTOPHE FOREY
Choreography DOMINIQUE BOIVIN
Chorus master MARTINO FAGGIANI

Macbeth SCOTT HENDRICKS
Banco CARLO COLOMBARA
Lady Macbeth BÉATRICE URIA-MONZON
Dama di Lady Macbeth LIES VANDEWEGE
Macduff ANDREW RICHARDS
Malcolm JULIAN HUBBARD
Medico, Servo, Araldo JUSTIN HOPKINS
Sicario GERARD LAVALLE
Apparizione JACQUES DOES, MARIA PORTELA LARISCH, BOYAN DELATTRE / JULES BESNARD

La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Chorus Academy led by Benoît Giaux

PRODUCTION La Monnaie / De Munt
CO-PRODUCTION Poznán Opera House 2016

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