Macbeth (opera, 1847)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Tragedy_of_Macbeth
gptkbp:adaptation opera adaptation of Shakespeare's play
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:4
gptkbp:based_on Macbeth (play) by William Shakespeare
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:collaborations Duo of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
gptkbp:composed_of gptkb:Francesco_Maria_Piave
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Giuseppe_Verdi
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews at premiere
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later operas
gptkbp:cultural_significance explores themes of power and morality
gptkbp:famous_quote “ Double, double toil and trouble.”
“ Is this a dagger which I see before me?”
“ Out, out brief candle!”
“ Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.”
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:Teatro_della_Pergola
gptkbp:genre gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:historical_context 19th-century Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macbeth (opera, 1847)
gptkbp:influence gptkb:painting
gptkbp:influenced_by French grand opera
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:music_style romanticism
gptkbp:notable_appearance gptkb:Murder_of_Duncan
Final battle scene
Banquo's ghost appearance
Sleepwalking scene
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Macbeth
gptkb:Lady_Macbeth
gptkb:Macduff
gptkb:The_Witches
gptkb:Banquo
gptkbp:notable_performance performed worldwide
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:San_Francisco_Opera_production
Royal Opera House production
La Scala production
Metropolitan Opera production
Vienna State Opera production
gptkbp:notable_recordings multiple recordings available
gptkbp:notable_song La luce langue
Witches' chorus
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:performance approximately 2.5 hours
gptkbp:premiere 1847
gptkbp:reunion gptkb:1952
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:thematic_element gptkb:Order
supernatural
ambition
guilt