Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, telling the story of a power couple galvanised by witchcraft and superstition, and obsessed by a craving to conquer the throne by force, even by murder. This French version of Verdi’s opera takes us into a sphere of decorum and decency that hides monsters capable of the worst atrocities, portrayed in some of the composer’s most blood-curdling and intense passages of music. A genuine rarity on stage, this 2024 production of the French version was acclaimed for its powerful vocal performances and fine acting.

‘Roberto Abbado’s musical direction, attentive and meticulous at every point, highlighted the magnificence of this opera, its theatricality and drama, through conducting entirely oriented towards the ensemble performance.’ – Aboutartonline.com

‘The young and talented Lidia Fridman, with her beautiful amber voice, expressed herself with agility and solid technique across a wide vocal register, well managed in every area.’ – Classicamente.it

‘In the pit, Maestro Roberto Abbado conducted highlighting all the different colours of the score and paying great attention to the stage’ – The Opera Critic

Cast:
- Macbeth: Ernesto Petti (baritone)
- Lady Macbeth: Lidia Fridman (soprano)
- Banquo: Michele Pertusi (bass)
- Macduff: Luciano Ganci (tenor)
- Malcolm: David Astorga (tenor)
- La Comtesse: Natalia Gavrilan (soprano)
- Un Médecin: Rocco Cavalluzzi (bass)
- Un serviteur / Un sicaire / Premier fantôme: Eugenio Maria Degiacomi (bass-baritone)
- Deuxième fantôme: Agata Pelosi
- Troisième fantôme: Alice Pellegrini

Director: Pierre Audi
Set designer: Michele Taborelli
Costume designer: Robby Duiveman
Light designers: Jean Kalman, Marco Filibeck
Choreographer: Pim Veulings
Video director: Tiziano Mancini

Recording place: Teatro Regio, Parma, Italy
Recording dates: 26 September and 6 October 2024
Sung in French

Video format / Aspect ratio: NTSC – 16:9
Audio format: PCM 2.0 – Dolby digital 5.1
Region code: 0 – All regions
Subtitles: Italian, English, French, German, Japanese
Notes: English
Duration: 159 min approx.