Macbeth(2004)

Macbeth is a 2004 opera film capturing Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy. Carlos Álvarez stars as the ambitious Scottish general, with Maria Guleghina as his ruthless wife, whose hunger for power pushes him toward regicide. What begins as a whispered temptation spirals into bloodshed and paranoia as the couple's crimes unravel their minds and marriage. Bruno Campanella conducts the Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Phyllida Lloyd's stark, compelling production, originally staged at London's Royal Opera House. This recording captures the raw intensity of Verdi's score and the psychological torment at the heart of the tale—a meditation on ambition, guilt, and the corrupting nature of power.