Making of Macbeth
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LA MONNAIE / DE MUNT
Opera
Macbeth Giuseppe Verdi
Presentation
Journey to the end of Verdi’s darkest night of opera
‘This tragedy is one of mankind’s greatest creations!’ Shakespeare’s Macbeth stimulated Verdi’s musical development towards music theatre with solid dramaturgical foundations: as a result of a new synthesis of drama and music and a complex and meticulous portrayal of the main characters, dramatic verity won out over the traditional requirements of bel canto. The young British-French director Olivier Fredj conceives this work as one long nightmare full of raging passions, terror, and lust for power. The boundaries between reality and fantasy are blurred; doubt and fear lead to the monstrous darkness in each individual’s heart... The mysterious strangeness surrounding Macbeth is deepened by Jean Lecointre’s digital collage, which forms the basis for the stage design. Conductor Paolo Carignani, a specialist in the Italian repertoire, will spotlight Verdi’s dark side in a production that signals his debut at La Monnaie. Macbeth as a surrealist nightmare.
Dates & tickets
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Location
Palais de la Monnaie at Tour & Taxis
Running time
ca 3:00
Prices
Cat 1 - € 129 / Cat 2 - € 99
Cat 3 - € 84 / Cat 4 - € 59
Cat 5 - € 34 / Cat 6 - € 10
Language
Sung in Italian
Surtitles in French and in Dutch
Presentation
Pre-performance talks 30' before the start of the performances by Serge Algoet (in Dutch) & Rebecca Marcy (in French)
Streaming
live on ARTE Concert
23.09.2016
streaming on lamonnaie.be
06 > 26.10.2016
radio broadcast Klara
08.10.2016
radio broadcast Musiq’3
22.10.2016
New production
Gallery
Dates
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Tue 13 Sept 2016
Time19:30
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Thu 15 Sept 2016
Time19:30
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Sun 18 Sept 2016
Time15:00
InfosCar Free Sunday
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Wed 21 Sept 2016
Time19:30
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Fri 23 Sept 2016
Time19:30
InfosNight (-30)
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Sun 25 Sept 2016
Time15:00
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Tue 27 Sept 2016
Time19:30
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Thu 29 Sept 2016
Time19:30
InfosMM Community Experience
Cast
Cast
Conductor PAOLO CARIGNANI
Director OLIVIER FREDJ
Graphic art director JEAN LECOINTRE
Scenography OLIVIER FREDJ
GASPARD PINTA
MASSIMO TRONCANETTI
Costumes FRÉDÉRIC LLINARES
Lighting CHRISTOPHE FOREY
Choreography DOMINIQUE BOIVIN
Chorus master MARTINO FAGGIANI
Macbeth SCOTT HENDRICKS
Banco CARLO COLOMBARA
Lady Macbeth BÉATRICE URIA-MONZON
Dama di Lady Macbeth LIES VANDEWEGE
Macduff ANDREW RICHARDS
Malcolm JULIAN HUBBARD
Medico, Servo, Araldo JUSTIN HOPKINS
Sicario GERARD LAVALLE
Apparizione JACQUES DOES, MARIA PORTELA LARISCH, BOYAN DELATTRE / JULES BESNARD
La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
La Monnaie Chorus Academy led by Benoît Giaux
PRODUCTION La Monnaie / De Munt
CO-PRODUCTION Poznán Opera House 2016
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