12th April

Concert will begin at 18:00 hours GMT

Verdi's 'Macbeth' with Krizaj, Wilson, Kanabas, Lippi and Abildin from Frankfurt

Verdi's 'Macbeth' is an opera in four acts, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Groups of witches gather in a wood beside a battlefield, exchanging stories of the evils they have done. The victorious generals Macbeth and Banco enter. The witches hail Macbeth as Thane of Glamis (a title he already holds by inheritance), Thane of Cawdor, and king 'hereafter.' Banco is greeted as 'lesser than Macbeth, but greater', never a king himself, but the progenitor of a line of future kings. 1865 version. Performers:

Macbeth: Domen Krizaj.
Lady Macbeth: Tamara Wilson.
Banquo: Andreas Bauer Kanabas.
Macduff: Matteo Lippi.
Malcolm: Kudaibergen Abildin. 

Frankfurt Opera Choir. Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Guggeis.

Recorded 18 & 22 December 2024.