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Macbeth

State Opera (Státní opera)Wilsonova 4, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 110 00, Tschechien
Datum/Zeit in Prague Zeitzone
Freitag 10 April 202619:00
Mittwoch 15 April 202619:00
Samstag 02 Mai 202618:00
Mittwoch 27 Mai 202619:00
Programm
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)MacbethLibretto von Francesco Maria Piave
Darsteller
Prague State Opera
Hermann BäumerMusikalische Leitung
Martin ČičvákRegie
Hans HofferBühnenbild
Marija HavranKostüme
Prague State Opera Orchestra
Prague State Opera Chorus
Jitka SlavíkováDramaturgie
Adolf MelicharChorleitung
Pupils of the Olga Kyndlová Ballet School
Lucie HájkováSopranMaid of honour
Ólafur SigurdarsonBaritonMacbeth
Daniela SchillaciSopranLady Macbeth
Iurie MaimescuBassBanquo
Kyungho KimTenorMacduff
Josef MoravecTenorMalcolm
Alexander LaptěvBassErste Erscheinung
Andrey StyrkulBassErste Erscheinung, Mörder, Herold
Ivo HrachovecBassArzt
Tomáš BartůněkBassMörder, Herold
Libor NovákBassDiener Macbeths
Michael SkalickýBaritonDiener Macbeths
Gabriela PešinováSopranZweite Erscheinung
Eliška MourečkováSopranZweite Erscheinung
Lubomira Popova AlabozovaMezzosopranDritte Erscheinung
Markéta FrýdováMezzosopranDritte Erscheinung

Throughout his life, Giuseppe Verdi was an ardent admirer of William Shakespeare, the globally celebrated Elizabethan playwright. When in the summer of 1846 the Italian master sought the subject for his tenth opera, he ultimately opted for Macbeth. A supreme operatic dramatist, Verdi recognised how much potential the story of the corrupting force of power offered. In Macbeth, he started pursuing the path towards musical drama, in which singing reflects the characters’ psychology and inner emotions, with the dramatic content being far more important than bel canto.

For the Italian opera scene, Macbeth was a bold choice indeed. Lacking a love story, which was unprecedented for the genre, with the plot replete with violence, murder, military conflict, gruesome actions and supernatural elements, the big question was how the local audience would respond to the piece. Yet the first night, on 14 March 1847 in Florence, conducted by Verdi himself, was a resounding success. The new opera was soon staged to great acclaim all over Italy, as well as in a number of theatres in Europe, North and South America. In 1865, Verdi substantially revised it for the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris, which presented the new version, in French translation, on 21 April that year. The second Macbeth, however, was poorly received and did not fare well. Only in the 1960s did the opera enjoy a revival, and its revised version, in Italian, has ever since been a staple of the repertoire of theatres worldwide.

Surprisingly, it took a very long time before Verdi’s Macbeth was presented in Prague. It was first staged here on 30 November 1935 at the Neues deutsches Theater (today’s State Opera).

Rezensionen von Macbeth inszeniert von Martin Čičvák

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