Macbeth - Premiere - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Macbeth - Premiere
Opera in four acts
Poetry by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei
after William Shakespeare
First performed on March 14, 1847 in Florence [1st version],
on April 21, 1865 in Paris [2nd version]
Premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on November 23, 2024
3 hours / One intermission
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction: 45 minutes before the start of the performance in the right-hand foyer
recommended for ages 15 and up
About the piece
With MACBETH, Verdi set a Shakespeare drama to music for the first time in 1847. Although he was occupied with him all his life, he did not devote himself to further dramas by the English national poet until he was very old. On the other hand, the setting of the dark story about nebulous prophecies and bloody power struggles for the Scottish royal family falls into the enormously productive decade that the composer himself described as his "galley years": In the struggle for an artistic breakthrough, several operas were created in which the traditional forms of bel canto were further developed. MACBETH represents a decisive step towards a redesign of the Italian opera genre, which is even more evident in the revised version of 1865. In tried and tested fashion, Verdi condenses the plot, allows sudden emotional changes to follow one another, thus intensifying the dramatic tension. The result is a gripping pull that leads the characters inexorably towards their gruesome end.
About the production
After the acclaimed successes of BABY DOLL and NEGAR in the carpentry workshop of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and recent works at the Bavarian State Opera, the Semperoper Dresden, the MusikTheater an der Wien and La Monnaie in Brussels, Marie-Ève Signeyrole returns to the house on Bismarckstrasse and stages a new production on the main stage for the first time. Verdi's harrowing Shakespeare tragedy is the ideal material for the spectacular visual power of the French director, whose aesthetics do not shy away from competing with modern blockbuster cinema.
Subject to change.
Poetry by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei
after William Shakespeare
First performed on March 14, 1847 in Florence [1st version],
on April 21, 1865 in Paris [2nd version]
Premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on November 23, 2024
3 hours / One intermission
In Italian with German and English surtitles
Introduction: 45 minutes before the start of the performance in the right-hand foyer
recommended for ages 15 and up
About the piece
With MACBETH, Verdi set a Shakespeare drama to music for the first time in 1847. Although he was occupied with him all his life, he did not devote himself to further dramas by the English national poet until he was very old. On the other hand, the setting of the dark story about nebulous prophecies and bloody power struggles for the Scottish royal family falls into the enormously productive decade that the composer himself described as his "galley years": In the struggle for an artistic breakthrough, several operas were created in which the traditional forms of bel canto were further developed. MACBETH represents a decisive step towards a redesign of the Italian opera genre, which is even more evident in the revised version of 1865. In tried and tested fashion, Verdi condenses the plot, allows sudden emotional changes to follow one another, thus intensifying the dramatic tension. The result is a gripping pull that leads the characters inexorably towards their gruesome end.
About the production
After the acclaimed successes of BABY DOLL and NEGAR in the carpentry workshop of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and recent works at the Bavarian State Opera, the Semperoper Dresden, the MusikTheater an der Wien and La Monnaie in Brussels, Marie-Ève Signeyrole returns to the house on Bismarckstrasse and stages a new production on the main stage for the first time. Verdi's harrowing Shakespeare tragedy is the ideal material for the spectacular visual power of the French director, whose aesthetics do not shy away from competing with modern blockbuster cinema.
Subject to change.