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Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition, murder, madness and revenge in medieval Scotland as set to music by Giuseppe Verdi.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
Corporate Authors: Opernhaus Zürich, Zürcher Ballett, Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images (Firm), RM Arts (Firm), Artsworld (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Pountney, David, Grimm, Thomas, 1942-, Welser-Möst, Franz, Hämmerli, Jürg, Hampson, Thomas, Marrocu, Paoletta, Scandiuzzi, Roberto, 1958-, Lima, Luis, 1948-, Chuchrova, Liuba, Christoff, Miroslav, Kálmán, Peter, Scorsin, Giuseppe, Zmekona, Eva, Ess, Deborah, Seidler, Tobias, Piave, Francesco Maria, 1810-1876, Newport, Vivienne, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:Italian
Language Notes:In Italian with optional English subtitles.
Subjects:
Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century > Drama.
Operas.
Macbeth, > Dell'Inghilterra, > 11th Secolo > Dramma
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Televised operas.
Description
Summary:Shakespeare's tragedy of ambition, murder, madness and revenge in medieval Scotland as set to music by Giuseppe Verdi.
Item Description:Opera in four acts.
Dual-layer format.
Aspect ratio 1:78:1; enhanced for 16:9 televisions.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:DVD; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Stage design by Stefanos Lazaridis ; costume design by Marie-Jeanne Lecca ; choreographed by Vivienne Newport ; senior cameraman, Kurt Oskar Herting ; editor, Rick Lorrig.