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Macbeth, 27 August 1947
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor: Berthold Goldschmidt
Orchestra: Scottish Orchestra
Cast
Macbeth: Francesco Valentino
Banquo: Italo Tajo
Lady Macbeth: Margherita Grandi
Gentlewoman: Vera Terry
Macduff: Walter Midgley
Malcolm: Andrew McKinley
Fleance: George Christie
A Doctor: Andre Orkin
A Servant: Robert Vivian
A Murderer: Edward Thomas
Apparition: Robert Vivian
Apparition: Eileen McLoughlin
Apparition: Anne Davison
Production Team
Set Designer: Caspar Neher
Costume Designer: Caspar Neher
Choreographer: Ernest Berk
Original Producer: Carl Ebert
The Opera
Venue: King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Librettist: Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor: Berthold Goldschmidt
Orchestra: Scottish Orchestra
Cast
Macbeth: Francesco Valentino
Banquo: Italo Tajo
Lady Macbeth: Margherita Grandi
Gentlewoman: Vera Terry
Macduff: Walter Midgley
Malcolm: Andrew McKinley
Fleance: George Christie
A Doctor: Andre Orkin
A Servant: Robert Vivian
A Murderer: Edward Thomas
Apparition: Robert Vivian
Apparition: Eileen McLoughlin
Apparition: Anne Davison
Production Team
Set Designer: Caspar Neher
Costume Designer: Caspar Neher
Choreographer: Ernest Berk
Original Producer: Carl Ebert