Macbeth

By Giuseppe Verdi, libretto by Francesco Piave. Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2023

It is the chorus pieces, however, that really stir the blood… Kudos to Director Sarah Baxter and set/costume designer Francis O’Connor for their unforgettable witches. A coven of fourteen otherworldly goths, they prowl around the stage as nimbly as feral cats, releasing flashes of fire from their hands and conveying properly dark menace. - Theatre News

Wonderful music in a spectacular setting. With a vivid blood-red backdrop for the refugee chorus, Patria Oppresa was a vocal and visual highlight. - Irish Examiner

The first genuine masterpiece of Giuseppe Verdi’s career – and first of his three Shakespearean operas – Macbeth is a political thriller full of intrigues, murders, and passion. Verdi created this stunning musical portrait of opera’s most power-hungry couple with wonderful, unforgettable arias.

On stage, Lady Macbeth in red dress, with a gold overcoat pouring wine into gold cups of admiring chorus, who are dressed in black.
Two singers on stage. On the right, Lady Macbeth in red dress with red turban covering hair looking intently to Macbeth. Macbeth listening intently to her, in leather coat and a red hood.

CAST: Macbeth – Leonardo Galeazzi
Macbeth (03.06) – Vittorio Vitelli
Lady Macbeth – Serenad Burcu Uyar
Banco – Goran Jurić
Macduff – John Porter
Malcolm – Andrew Gavin
Doctor | Servant – Rory Dunne
Lady in Waiting – Emily Hogarty
Herald | Messenger – Fionn Ó hAlmhain
Apparitions – Adam Cahill, Saoirse Casey McDonnell, Keelin Duggan, Méabh Fenton, Emma Nathan, Áine Ní Fhoghlú, Síle Wall
Duncan – Philip McClosker Chorus –BVOF Chorus Orchestral – Irish Chamber Orchestra

CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor – Killian Farrell
Director – Sarah Baxter
Set & Costume Design – Francis O’Connor
Lighting Design – Eamon Fox
Assistant Conductor – Karen Ní Bhroin
Wigs, Hair & Make-up – Maeve Readman
Costume Supervisor – Frances White
Festival Repetiteur – Frasier Hickland
Chorus Director – Bernie Sherlock
Chorus Repetiteur – Mairéad Hurley | Pawel Waleski Production Manager - Adam Fitzsimons  Stage Manager - Julia Carson Sims Producer - Conleth Stanley  Artistic Director - Dieter Kaegi Photography by John D King

Four female chorus onstage dressed as witches in green and brown clothing with backcombed hair.
Lady Macbeth on stage in black clothing, with hair in a long plait and pale face.
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