Shakespeare meets screaming Italians in a garden party from hell.
Verdi's opera performed at the celebrated Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Kostas Paskalis, James Morris, Josephine Barstow, Rae Woodland, Keith Erwen and Ian Caley are among the principal performers. With the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Acting
Barstow's Lady Macbeth is absolutely unhinged.
Direction
Hadjimischev makes 146 minutes feel like fever dream.
Score
Verdi's witches' chorus still slaps after 160 years.
Director
Michael Hadjimischev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Glyndebourne's 1972 production was infamous for its minimalist set—a single chair represented Duncan's entire kingdom.
Verdi fought censors for years to keep the witches' scenes; 1847 audiences found them too sexually charged for proper ladies.
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