"Macbeth : Tcherniakov, Currentzis / Paris National Opera, Tiliakos, Urmana, Furlanetto, etc (2009 Stereo)"

Verdi: Macbeth
A production of the Opera national de Paris in coproduction with l’Opera de Novosibirsk
filmed in HD Opera Bastille, 04/2009

Dimitris Tiliakos (Macbeth), Ferruccio Furlanetto (Banco),
Violeta Urmana (Lady Macbeth), Letitia Singleton (Dama),
Stefano Secco (Macduff), Alfredo Nigro (Malcolm) & Yuri Kissin (Medico / Domestico)
Maitrise des Hauts-de-Seine
Orchestre et Choeurs de l’Opera national de Paris / Teodor Currentzis, conductor

Stage direction, set and costume design Dmitri Tcherniakov

opera: 161’
Subtitles: Fr, Eng, Ger, Spa, It
Bonus: Novosibirsk to Paris 33’
Colour 1080i HD, 16/9 - PCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio

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.

A BLU-RAY PLAYER IS REQUIRED TO VIEW THIS DISC - IT WILL NOT FUNCTION ON A STANDARD DVD PLAYER.