Macbeth (New Cambridge Shakespeare (Naxos Audio))
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 9626341629 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 3 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A GOOD ONE TO HAVE ONLY ONE A very different Lady Macbeth here Cossotto's rendition is secretive she only hits high notes when she really has to the reading of the letter before her first aria she whispers she doesn't seem like is reading some lines in the podium of a convention like the others do this is my 5th studio recording of this opera the witches choruses and ballet are perfect Carreras at his peak in his short little role and Milnes sounds dark like in any of his many recordings of the 7. An essential recording for all Verdi lovers. I have come late to the Early Verdi fold, and this original Macbeth is the last fillip to my collection. I have loved the revised Macbeth for a very long time but only this past year fell under the spell of Verdi's early 'galley' operas. That term 'galley' implied something to me that is totally untrue; that those operas from Nabucco thru Luisa Miller were cranked out like Warner Brothers cartoons and not worth much. But throughout the years I kept happening upon critics who sa. "The principal voices are terrific (as you might expect" according to Penelope Schmitt. This recording was very uneven. The principal voices are terrific (as you might expect!) WHEN you can hear them. It must have been a live recording without microphones. When the singers are far away, so is their sound. If you are a major fan of Christa Ludwig, she sounds awe inspiringly good in this performance. Milnes is good also, but the uneven level of sound was pretty bothersome.
This exciting audiobook production is directed with fresh imagination by Fiona Shaw who breaks the conventional strait jacket that has hampered the development of Shakespeare on audio. It uses the New Cambridge Shakespeare text, as used by the Royal Shakespeare Company and educational institutions across the world.. MACBETH, Shakespeare's last great tragedy, has remained one of the most popular plays since its first performance in 1606 - probably in front of King James. MACBETH is part of Naxos AudioBooks' exciting series of complete dramatisations of the works of Shakespeare, in conjunction with Cambridge University Press. This is also reflected in the sound world, with modern machinery and tanks. We are as much in the 21st century as in medieval Scotland - the tensions, the politics, the struggle for power and dark ambition is part of our lives