

““Is this a dagger which I see before me?””
Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. Filmed for television at Teatro alla Scala in 1979, Claudio Abbado conductes a night to remember.

Piero Cappuccilli
Macbeth
Lead
Shirley Verrett
Lady Macbeth

Nicolai Ghiaurov
Banco
Stefania Malagú
Dama di Lady Macbeth

Veriano Luchetti
Macduff, nobile scozzese
Antonio Savastano
Malcolm, figlio di Duncano
Giovanni Foiani
Medico
Carlo Meliciani
Domestico di Macbeth
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carlo Battistoni's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Macbeth is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”