Macbeth
Giuseppe Verdi
MACBETH
Opera in four acts, two parts, in Italian, with Hungarian, English, and Italian subtitles
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Last event date: Friday, June 12 2026 6:30PM
Macbeth hears a prophecy from three strange witch-like figures that he will become king of Scotland. The news triggers a series of brutal thoughts and actions in him and even more so in his wife, Lady Macbeth. It was not by chance that Verdi chose this Shakespeare text as the basis of his opera: the title character goes through the hell of spiritual depth, doubts and ruthlessness, unearthly forces, dramatic murders, and psychic turmoil again and again. Situation and motifs that yearn for an opera stage and unfold to music. The production is staged by Matthew Wild, who is widely recognized as a leading musical theatre director of his generation in South Africa, and he is now an increasingly sought-after artist on European stages as well. His productions are praised for their intelligence, visual prowess, and musicality. The clash of (English and ancient African) cultures and their influence on each other also play an important role in his Macbeth performance, just as the earthly and mystical-transcendental worlds intertwine as sharp contrasts in the opera.
AUTHORS
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by: Francesco Maria Piave, Andrea Maffei
Director: Matthew Wild
Set designer: Sebastian Hannak
Costume designer: Heide Kastler
Lighting designer: Bányai Tamás
Video designer: Zsombor Czeglédi
Movement director: Eszter Lázár
Hungarian translation by: Judit Kenesey
English translation by: Arthur Roger Crane
Chorus director: Gábor Csiki
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