Macbeth

Teatro alla Scala, Milano (IT) 2021
2021
Completed
Opera

A dystopian, anguished city is the backdrop for a society where personal humanity is banished and sacrificed to a system of power and profit

A dystopian, anguished, soul-destroying city is the backdrop for a society where personal humanity is banished and sacrificed to the system of power and profit.

Skylines of overturned skyscrapers, multiplied perspective distortions and labyrinthine visions, metropolitan places and non-places including a tribute to the city of Milan.

The augmented reality -  adopted by director Livermore for the first time - makes this adaptation spectacular with enchanted forests, large avenues, an elevator or the sleepwalking scene in which the protagonist sings suspended on a ledge.

"MACBETH", Melodrama in four acts, book by Francesco Maria Piave, music by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Davide Livermore, scenes by Giò Forma.



















 

Chorus behind a tall grid of bars, a smoking industrial power station projected under pink skies – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set design
Two singers in a glass elevator cage among projections of overturned skyscrapers – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set designLuxury penthouse set with sofas, a sweeping staircase and a glass wall onto a night skyline – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set design
Render of a dark concrete hall with backlit marble panels and mist across the floor – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set designRender of a glass lobby with marble walls, white furniture and city towers beyond the windows – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set design
Render of a lit elevator cage with two figures, standing alone between dark concrete pillars – Macbeth at La Scala, Milan, Italy, 2021 – opera set design