)
search-1
search-1 Search
Located in the UK Located in the UK
Located in the USA Located in the USA
Located in Europe Located in Europe

Commissioned for the Bergen Festival in Norway

  • Mezzo soprano/pf
  • 9 min

Programme Note

The Scena Lady Macbeth for mezzo-soprano and piano was commissioned for a special Shakespeare Evening at the Bergen Festival, Norway, on 24 April 1970. I constructed the Scena by selecting three scenes in which Lady Macbeth’s speeches would portray the development of the character from early aspirations to grandeur, to later power and finally to guilt and madness. The scenes are taken from Acts 1, 2 and 5, forming a miniature operatic role. The dramatic implication is that the Scena begins after Lady Macbeth has read her husband’s report of his military victory at the start of Shakespeare’s play.

Joseph Horovitz

Reviews

Discography

More Info

  • BBC Proms 2022: Premieres and performances
    • BBC Proms 2022: Premieres and performances
    • 26th April 2022
    • There is nothing in the world quite like the BBC Proms. 2022 is no exception with a host of Wise Music Classical new commissions and notable performances.