Verdi: Macbeth

A straightforward, vigorous account of one of Verdi’s finest scores. Simply but effectively staged, it gets strong, unsubtle vocal and acting performances from a young cast. Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:25 pm

COMPOSERS: Verdi
LABELS: Naxos
WORKS: Macbeth
PERFORMER: Altomare, Zhuravel, Kudinov, Pelizzari, Voleri; Marchigiana PO/Callegari; dir. Pier Luigi Pizzi (Macerata, 2007)
CATALOGUE NO: 2.110258

A straightforward, vigorous account of one of Verdi’s finest scores. Simply but effectively staged, it gets strong, unsubtle vocal and acting performances from a young cast. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.

Verdi: Macbeth

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