Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettists Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei Based On the play by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1955 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Fausto Cleva Stage Director(s) Carlo Piccinato Settings, lighting and projections Leo Kerz Chorus Director Leo Mueller Choreographer Willam Christensen Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Duncan, King of Scotland Douglas Mayock Macbeth Robert Weede Banco (Banquo) Giorgio Tozzi Lady Macbeth, wife of Macbeth Inge Borkh Lady-in-waiting to Lady Macbeth Ruth Roehr Macduff, noble gentleman of Fife Walter Fredericks Malcolm, son of King Duncan Virginio Assandri Medic Carl Palangi Fleanzio (Fleance) Robert Moore Servant of Macbeth Winther Andersen Hired Assassin Heinz Blankenburg Herald Albert Turner First Apparition Pierce Murphy Second Apparition Yvonne Gotelli Third Apparition James Ursino Show Dates Tue, Sep 27 1955, 8pm Sat, Oct 1 1955, 8pm Time and Place Scotland, 11th century Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- Battlefield Scene 2 -- Macbeth's Castle Act II, Scene 1 -- A Room in the Castle Scene 2 -- A Park near Macbeth's Castle Scene 3 -- Banquet Room in Macbeth's Castle Act III, Scene 1 -- A Dark Cavern Scene 2 -- A lonely region on the Scottish-English border Scene 3 -- A room in Macbeth's Castle Scene 4 -- Another room in Macbeth's Castle Battle and Finale Media Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 2, Ensemble Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Ensemble Credit Lackenbach Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1955_10_compressed.pdf (9.54 MB) Sponsors The Projection Equipment is donated by the San Francisco Opera Guild Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Dancers San Francisco Opera Corps de Ballet
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Act II, Sc. 2, Ensemble Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Inge Borkh (Lady Macbeth) Credit Lackenbach
Image Macbeth, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1955. Photographer: Robert Lackenbach/San Francisco Opera. Robert Weede (Macbeth), Ensemble Credit Lackenbach