Movie·1979·2h 34m
Macbeth
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
Directed By
Carlo Battistoni
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
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The 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.
Written By
Francesco Maria Piave, Andrea Maffei
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Audience Score
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Cast
Piero Cappuccilli
Macbeth
Shirley Verrett
Lady Macbeth
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Banco
Stefania Malagú
Dama di Lady Macbeth
Veriano Luchetti
Macduff, nobile scozzese
Antonio Savastano
Malcolm, figlio di Duncano
Giovanni Foiani
Medico
Carlo Meliciani
Domestico di Macbeth
Giuseppe Morresi
Sicario
Alfredo Giacomotti
Prima apparizione (voice)
Milena Pauli
Seconda apparizione (voice)
Enrico Mazzola
Terza apparizione (voice)
Claudio Abbado
Self - Conductor
// crew
Crew
Carlo Battistoni
Director
Francesco Maria Piave
Writer
Andrea Maffei
Writer
William Shakespeare
Story
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