Verdi: Macbeth - Teatro alla Scala (1976) [Blu-ray]

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to continue its Hardback Opera Series with three truly legendary opera recordings from the golden age of stereo, remastered to true 24-bit Audio from the original analogue tapes, presented on High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc + CD in deluxe hardback editions with libretti and synopsis in English, French and German.

• Mastered at 24-bit from original analogue sources

• Presented on CD + High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc containing the complete opera in 24-bit audio

• Deluxe hard-back editions with 160-250pp book (English; German; French)

• Each edition includes libretto in original language, synopsis and liner notes

“... the palm must go to the DG version ... for Abbado's more thoughtful conducting, and for his superior all-round cast, including the young Domingo and, as Banquo, the sable-voiced Ghiaurov. The lead roles are magnificently taken by two great Verdians. Piero Cappuccilli’s haunted Macbeth is a more complex – and more Shakespearean – portrayal ... while Shirley Verrett subtly suggests the neurosis, even the pathos, underlying Lady Macbeth’s overweening pride.” DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON

“Abbado's tempi are unconventional, but with slow speeds he springs the rhythm so infectiously that the results are most compelling...[Verrett] makes a highly individual Lady Macbeth. Cappuccilli has never sung with a finer range of tone or more imagination on record than here, and Placido Domingo makes a real, sensitive character out of the small role of Macduff.” THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC, 2010