Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Macbeth
Production Date
1973
Photograph Caption
Act IV, scene 1 of Verdi's opera, "Macbeth." At the Scottish-English border, refugees from Scotland gather. The Chorus sings: "Death and ashes; Beloved land, I may no longer call you home; Once a realm of joy and bloom, now a vast and silent tomb..." Macduff enters and laments the murder of his wife and children by the tyrant, Macbeth..
Dialogue
Macduff: "Let us rather
Hold fast the mortal sword, and like good men
Bestride our downfall'n birthdom. Each new morn
New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows
Strike Heaven on the face, that it resounds
As if it felt with Scotland and yelled out
Like syllable of dolor." (Shakespeare, "Macbeth," Act IV, Scene 3, lines 2-8)
Play Title
Macbeth
Venue
Opera; Stage
Company Location
New York (N.Y.)
Company Name
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Place of Production
New York (N.Y.)
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Chorus
Other Notes
Released through the Metropolitan Opera Association Press Dept.
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
