Name: Macbeth
Start: 2024-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera)

Organization

Admin

National Theatre Prague

Stage director

Martin Čičvák

Set designer

Hans Hoffer

Costume designer

Marija Havran

Chorus master

Adolf Melichar

Dramaturge

Jitka Slavíková

Singer

Baritone

Olafur Sigurdarson

Macbeth

Soprano

Lilla Lee

Lady Macbeth

Bass

Iurie Maimescu

Banquo

Tenor

Kyungho Kim

Macduff

Daniel Matoušek

Malcolm

Ivo Hrachovec

Doctor

Mezzo-soprano

Lucie Hajková

Lady-in-waiting

Libor Novák

A Servant of Macbeth

Michael Skalický

Tomáš Bartůněk

Assassin

Andrey Styrkul

First Apparition

Gabriela Pešinová

Second Apparition

Markéta Frýdová

Third Apparition

Others

Prague National Theatre Chorus

Orchestra

Ópera Checa de Praga

Ballet

Žáci Baletní školy Olgy Kyndlové

Conductor

Italian

Prague

Czech Republic

Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera)

Macbeth Verdi

Public

Saurav Kumar

Czech

English

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

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Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

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Contralto

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Giuseppe Verdi patřil po celý svůj život k velkým obdivovatelům slavného alžbětinského dramatika Williama Shakespeara. Když v létě 1846 hledal námět pro svou desátou operu, vybral si posléze Macbetha. Jako bytostný operní dramatik dobře poznal, kolik možností mu příběh o korumpující síle moci nabízí. V této opeře Verdi zahájil cestu k hudebnímu dramatu, v němž zpěv odráží psychologii a vnitřní pocity postav a v němž je dramatický obsah mnohem důležitější než belcanto neboli „krásný zpěv“.

Pro italskou operní scénu byl Macbeth troufalou volbou. Chyběl milostný příběh, což bylo do té doby v italské opeře něco neslýchaného, za to byl děj zaplněný násilím, vraždami, válečnými událostmi, hrůznými ději, nadpřirozenými prvky.  Bylo tedy velkou otázkou, jak italské publikum novou operu přijme. Premiéra opery 14. 3. 1847 ve Florencii, kterou dirigoval sám Verdi, měla však obrovský úspěch a záhy byla uváděna po celé Itálii i v řadě operních domů v Evropě, Severní a jižní Americe, a to až do roku 1865, kdy Verdi dílo zásadně přepracoval pro pařížské uvedení v Théâtre-Lyrique. Nová verze ve francouzštině byla poprvé představena 21. 4. 1865 v pařížském Théâtre Lyrique, cestu na jeviště si ale nový Macbeth hledal těžce. Teprve od šedesátých let 20. století se revidovaná verze Macbetha v italštině – jako preferovaná verze této opery – usadila pevně v kmenovém repertoáru operních domů.

Praze se Verdiho Macbeth až překvapivě dlouho vyhýbal, poprvé byl uveden až 30. 11. 1935 v Novém německém divadle (dnes Státní opera).

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Throughout his life, Giuseppe Verdi was an ardent admirer of William Shakespeare, the globally celebrated Elizabethan playwright. When in the summer of 1846 the Italian master sought the subject for his tenth opera, he ultimately opted for Macbeth. A supreme operatic dramatist, Verdi recognised how much potential the story of the corrupting force of power offered. In Macbeth, he started pursuing the path towards musical drama, in which singing reflects the characters’ psychology and inner emotions, with the dramatic content being far more important than bel canto.

For the Italian opera scene, Macbeth was a bold choice indeed. Lacking a love story, which was unprecedented for the genre, with the plot replete with violence, murder, military conflict, gruesome actions and supernatural elements, the big question was how the local audience would respond to the piece. Yet the first night, on 14 March 1847 in Florence, conducted by Verdi himself, was a resounding success. The new opera was soon staged to great acclaim all over Italy, as well as in a number of theatres in Europe, North and South America. In 1865, Verdi substantially revised it for the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris, which presented the new version, in French translation, on 21 April that year. The second Macbeth, however, was poorly received and did not fare well. Only in the 1960s did the opera enjoy a revival, and its revised version, in Italian, has ever since been a staple of the repertoire of theatres worldwide.

Surprisingly, it took a very long time before Verdi’s Macbeth was presented in Prague. It was first staged here on 30 November 1935 at the Neues deutsches Theater (today’s State Opera).

Suitable for audience from 12 years.

Macbeth by Verdi, Tue 14 May 2024, From (2024/2024), Directed by Martin Čičvák,, Conductor Olafur Sigurdarson, Státní Opera Praha (The State Opera), Prague, Czech Republic

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