Giuseppe Verdi: Macbeth – An Introduction

This film offers an introduction to the 2001 Opernhaus Zürich production of Verdi’s Macbeth, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst and directed by David Pountney. Soprano Paoletta Marrocu (Lady Macbeth) and baritone Thomas Hampson (Macbeth) join Welser-Möst, Pountney and costume designer Marie-Jeanne Lecca to reflect on the work from the inside, discussing its characters, musical language and visual world. Moving between rehearsal insight and commentary, the film offers a closer look at the ideas shaping this staging and provides valuable context for the production.