Macbeth by Verdi, From (2021/2022), Directed by Kama Ginkas, Conductor Felix Korobov, Arif Dadashev, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theater, Moscow, Russia

Macbeth is the first of three operas written by Verdi based on Shakespeare. In the bloody plot, the composer found everything that excited him and gave birth to inspiration: big politics, raging human passions and a meeting with fantastic infernal forces. Verdi was consumed by the dramatic power of Macbeth and called Shakespeare's play one of humanity's greatest creations. In collaboration with Francesco Maria Piave, he wrote the text of the libretto and created an innovative work that synthesized drama and music. Verdi recorded a complex palette of emotions of each character, subordinating singing to dramatic action – and eventually created one of the greatest musical tragedies. While directors everywhere continue to transfer the action to the present, Kama Ginkas immerses us in prehistoric times. The space of Sergey Barkhin resembles a Martian landscape, together with the director, the artist takes the action of a well-known opera beyond the usual associations and allusions. Thanks to this, their performance goes out of everyday space into the macrocosm of human existence.