LXXXI Festival of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Opera

Macbeth conducted by Riccardo Muti

In the concert form

In occasion of the 50th anniversary of Maestro Muti's debut in Florence.

"The words of Shakespeare and the music of Giuseppe Verdi make me grateful to these two geniuses of art. Macbeth contains, above all, the joy of the throne, the sceptre. This we see in the double image of Lady Macbeth and her husband. But, with the following detail: in Verdi’s opera everything is in the hands, and the intentions, of the Lady, who controls Macbeth. All Verdi needs is a small, but great, musical arch to describe Macbeth and Banco. He does so in a circular manner, just a few lines are needed to demonstrate the elegance of the progression of the notes, as though they were part of a circle. It is no coincidence that this type of musical structure has been used. Over the years I have staged many editions of Macbeth, and every time I return to this opera, I realize that one never finishes digging into its characters”. Riccardo Muti (A.G.- La Repubblica)

Macbeth
Melodrama in four acts
Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave from Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Premiere: March 14, 1847 at Teatro della Pergola, Florence

Artists

Conductor
Riccardo Muti

Choir director
Lorenzo Fratini

Orchestra and Choir of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Macbeth
Luca Salsi

Lady Macbeth
Vittoria Yeo

Macduff
Francesco Meli

Banquo
Riccardo Zanellato
Dates

Wed 11 July, ore 20:00
Fri 13 July, ore 20:00

Prices
Stalls 1 € 200
Stalls 2 € 160
Stalls 3 € 120
Stalls 4 € 90
Boxes € 50
Gallery € 35
Where

Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1
50144 Firenze

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