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Verdi: Macbeth | ||
| 1. | Macbeth, opera 2:33:45 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Claudio Abbado | ||
| Performed by Piero Cappuccilli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, La Scala Theater Orchestra & Chorus, Plácido Domingo, Giovanni Foiani, Maria Fausta Gallamini, Romano Gandolfi, Alfredo Giacomotti, Stefania Malagu, Alfredo Mariotti, Antonio Savastano, Shirley Verrett, Carlo Zardo, Massimo Bortolotti and Sergio Fontana | ||
The lead roles are magnificently taken by two great Verdians. Piero Cappuccilli's haunted Macbeth is a more complex - and more Shakespearean - portrayal than Milnes's for Muti, while Shirley Verrett subtly suggests the neurosis, even the pathos, underlying Lady Macbeth's overweening pride. Richard Wigmore, Daily Telegraph