
Movie
Macbeth (1979)
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
Music · Horror · Drama · Fantasy · TV Movie
Story
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.
Director: Carlo Battistoni Starring: Piero Cappuccilli, Shirley Verrett, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Stefania Malagú
Macbeth Cast
- Piero Cappuccilli as Macbeth
- Shirley Verrett as Lady Macbeth
- Nicolai Ghiaurov as Banco
- Stefania Malagú as Dama di Lady Macbeth
- Veriano Luchetti as Macduff, nobile scozzese
- Antonio Savastano as Malcolm, figlio di Duncano
- Giovanni Foiani as Medico
- Carlo Meliciani as Domestico di Macbeth
- Giuseppe Morresi as Sicario
- Alfredo Giacomotti as Prima apparizione (voice)
- Milena Pauli as Seconda apparizione (voice)
- Enrico Mazzola as Terza apparizione (voice)
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