Overview
Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett lead Verdi’s sombre masterpiece, drawn from one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies. Filmed for television at Teatro alla Scala in 1979, Claudio Abbado conductes a night to remember.
Cast
- Piero Cappuccilli as Macbeth
- Shirley Verrett as Lady Macbeth
- Nicolai Ghiaurov as Banco
- Stefania Malagú as Dama di Lady Macbeth
- Veriano Luchetti as Macduff, nobile scozzese
- Antonio Savastano as Malcolm, figlio di Duncano
- Giovanni Foiani as Medico
- Carlo Meliciani as Domestico di Macbeth
- Giuseppe Morresi as Sicario
- Alfredo Giacomotti as Prima apparizione (voice)