Italy / Jun 30, 1979
“Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
2h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Carlo Meliciani | Domestico di Macbeth |
| Giuseppe Morresi | Sicario |
| Alfredo Giacomotti | Prima apparizione (voice) |
| Milena Pauli | Seconda apparizione (voice) |
| Enrico Mazzola | Terza apparizione (voice) |
| Claudio Abbado | Self - Conductor |
Genres
MusicHorrorDramaFantasyTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Macbeth |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | RAI |
| Release date | 30 giugno 1979 |
| Writer | Francesco Maria Piave, Andrea Maffei, William Shakespeare |
| Assistant directors | Tina Protasoni, Carlo Battistoni, Giorgio Strehler |
| Lighting | Alberto Savi |
| Production design | Luciano Damiani |
| Art direction | Luciano Damiani |
| Set decoration | Luciano Damiani |
| Music | Giuseppe Verdi, Claudio Abbado, Elfride Foroni, Blando Maria Melli |
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| Sound | Claudio Abbado, Elfride Foroni, Blando Maria Melli, Giuseppe Verdi |
| Costume design | Luciano Damiani |
| Makeup | Luciano Damiani |
| Hairstyling | Luciano Damiani |
Release dates
TV
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