Macbeth (1987 film)
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Macbeth is a 1987 French film of Verdi's opera Macbeth
(libretto
by Francesco Maria Piave
based on Shakespeare's play
) Directed by Claude d'Anna
, it was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
.
Macbeth (opera)
Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on Shakespeare's play of the same name...
(libretto
Libretto
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
by Francesco Maria Piave
Francesco Maria Piave
Francesco Maria Piave was an Italian opera librettist who was born in Murano in the lagoon of Venice, during the brief Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy. His career spanned over twenty years working with many of the significant composers of his day...
based on Shakespeare's play
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
) Directed by Claude d'Anna
Claude d'Anna
Claude d'Anna is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed 16 films since 1970. His film Salome was screened in the Un Certain Regard section the 1986 Cannes Film Festival...
, it was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1987 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
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Cast
- Leo NucciLeo NucciLeo Nucci is an Italian operatic baritone, particularly suited to Verdi roles.Born at Castiglione dei Pepoli, near Bologna, he studied with Giuseppe Marchese and made his stage debut in Spoleto, as Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia, in 1967, he then joined the chorus of La Scala in Milan, and...
- Macbeth - Shirley VerrettShirley VerrettShirley Verrett was an African-American operatic mezzo-soprano who successfully transitioned into soprano roles i.e. soprano sfogato...
- Lady Macbeth - Samuel RameySamuel RameySamuel Edward Ramey is an American operatic bass with a long, distinguished career.During his best years, he was greatly admired for his range and versatility, having possessed a sufficiently accomplished bel canto technique to enable him to sing the music of Handel, Mozart, Rossini, yet power...
- Banco (voice) - Johan Leysen - Banco
- Veriano Luchetti - Macduff (voice)
- Philippe VolterPhilippe VolterPhilippe Volter , child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor....
- Macduff - Antonio Barasonda - Malcolm
- Anna Caterina AntonacciAnna Caterina AntonacciAnna Caterina Antonacci is an Italian soprano, known for her roles in the bel canto and Baroque repertoire.Born in Ferrara, Antonacci studied in Bologna, and made her debut as Rosina in 1986 at Arezzo. She spans the soprano and mezzo-soprano repertoire...
- Dama - Sergio Fontana - Medico
- Gianfranco Casarini - Domestico
- Gastone Sarti - Sicario (voice)
- Giuseppe Morresi - Araldo
- Natale De CarolisNatale de CarolisNatale de Carolis is an Italian operatic baritone who has had an active career in major opera houses internationally since the early 1980s. He is particularly associated with the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioachino Rossini. He is married to soprano Barbara Frittoli.Born in Anagni,...
- Prima apparizione (voice) - Marco Fanti - Terza apparizione (voice)