Macbeth, Royal Opera House, London: a magnificent spectacle
Phyllida Lloyd’s epic adaptation of Verdi’s powerhouse is back and looking better than ever
“Tipped as a likely successor for Antonio Pappano, conductor Daniele Rustioni carves Verdi’s score in deep, long lines. Have the brass ever played better than they do here in the baleful opening, underpinning the ensuing action with tectonic rumblings? It’s an orchestral performance scaled up for an immense ensemble of chorus and dancers, whose witchy rituals fall away for the arresting simplicity of their collective howl: Patria oppressa.”
inews, Alexandra Coghlan