Macbeth - Schedule, Program & Tickets

musical direction
Giampaolo Bisanti

staging
Barrie Kosky

scenic rehearsal
Sylvie Döring

stage and light
Klaus Grünberg

costumes
Klaus Bruns

dramaturgy
Claus Spahn

Macbeth
Simon Keenlyside

bank
Riccardo Fassi

Lady Macbeth
Anna Pirozzi

Macduff
Freddie De Tommaso

1st act

introduction
Witches tell what they do.
Macbeth and Banco, the king's generals, come out of the war. The women prophetically salute Macbeth, Lord of Glamis, as Lord of Cawdor and as King of Scotland. Banco also wants to know his future. He shall be the father of kings. Soldiers announce the appointment of Macbeth as Lord of Cawdor.
Macbeth shudders at the violence with which he might fulfill the second prophecy. Banco sees through his temptation.

Choir
The witches expect Macbeth to visit them again soon. A letter from her husband tells Lady Macbeth of the encounter with the witches. She knows his ambition, but doubts his willingness to use violence.

Cavatina
She is determined to break his inhibitions. A servant announces King Duncan's impending arrival. Lady Macbeth places all her hopes on the night the king will spend under her roof. Before the arrival of the king and his entourage, Macbeth and the lady find time to communicate.

march
big scene
Macbeth sees a bloody dagger leading him to the king's bedroom. At the agreed signal, he breaks in.

duet
After the murder, the completely distraught man refuses to enter the room again to plant the murder weapon on the sleeping guards. Lady Macbeth does. There's a knock at the gate. Lady Macbeth carries her husband away with her.
Macduff and Banco discover the body and sound the alarm.

Final I
Those who hastened curse the murderer and invoke God's judgment...

Subject to change.