Macbeth - Blackwater Valley Opera Festival 2023

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival's production of Verdi’s Macbeth - conducted by Killian Farrell, directed by Sarah Baxter and in artistic collaboration with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, was the headline event at Lismore Castle Waterford on 31 May, 2, 3 and 4 June 2023.

The first genuine masterpiece of Giuseppe Verdi’s career - and first of his three Shakespearean operas - Macbeth is a political thriller full of intrigues, murders, and passion. Verdi created this stunning musical portrait of opera’s most power-hungry couple with wonderful, unforgettable arias.

The BVOF 2023 production featured the legendary baritone Leonardo Galeazzi and baritone Vittorio Vitelli, alternating as Macbeth; Serenad Burcu Uyar as the fiendish Lady Macbeth, and world-renowned bass Gorán Jurich as Banco. The supporting cast included BVOF bursary winners John Porter and Rory Dunne; Emily Hogarty, Andrew Gavin and the Blackwater Valley Opera Chorus.

This spectacular arts and culture summer festival has developed its own distinctive voice within the opera world and live music circuit, bringing fresh vision and focus to Waterford tourism and Ireland’s Ancient East.

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MACBETH CAST
Macbeth (31.05, 02.06, 04.06) - Leonardo Galeazzi
Macbeth (03.06) - Vittorio Vitelli
Lady Macbeth - Serenad Burcu Uyar
Banco - Goran Jurić
Macduff - John Porter
Malcolm - Andrew Gavin
Doctor | Servant - Rory Dunne
Lady in Waiting - Emily Hogarty
Herald | Messenger - Fionn Ó hAlmhain
Apparitions - Adam Cahill, Saoirse Casey McDonnell, Keelin Duggan,
Méabh Fenton, Emma Nathan, Áine Ní Fhoghlú, Síle Wall
Duncan - Philip McCloskey
Chorus - Blackwater Valley Opera Valley Festival Chorus
Sopranos & Mezzos - Aimee Banks, Anna Barry, Caroline Behan, Lucy Campbell, Áine Cassidy, Eilis Dexter, Emma Hils, Emily Hogarty, Laura Konrad, Sarah Luttrell, Hailey-Rose Lynch, Bláthnaid Nicholson, Clíodhna Regan, Anastasia Sereda
Tenors & Basses - Adam Cahill, Connor Campbell, David Corr, Keith Kearns, Boyu Liu, Rory Lynch, Patrick McGinley, Oisin Ó Dálaigh,
Fionn Ó hAlmhain, Stephen Walker

ORCHESTRAL - Irish Chamber Orchestra
Violin 1 - Nicola Sweeney (Leader), Emily Nenniger | Kenneth Rice | Cliodhna Ryan | Maria Ryan
Violin 2 - André Swanepoel | Oonagh Keogh | Louis Roden | Anna Mitchell
Viola - Joachim Roewer | Mark Coates Smith | Cian Ó Dúill
Cello - Aoife Nic Athlaoich | Richard Angell
Double Bass - Malachy Robinson
Harp - Richard Allen
Flute - Emma Roche | Kieran Moynihan
Oboe - Peter Facer | Matthew Draper
Clarinet - Hugo Lau | Neyire Ashworth
Bassoon - Íde Ní Chonaill | Éanna Monaghan
Horn - Liam Duffy | Henry Wright
Trumpet - Colm Byrne | Erick Castillo
Trombone - Michael Marshall | Ross Lyness | Paul Frost
Timpani - Jonathan Raper
Percussion - Richard O’Donnell

CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor - Killian Farrell
Director - Sarah Baxter
Set & Costume Design - Francis O’Connor
Lighting Design - Eamon Fox
Assistant Conductor - Karen Ní Bhroin
Wigs, Hair & Make-up - Maeve Readman
Costume Supervisor - Frances White
Festival Repetiteur - Frasier Hickland
Chorus Director - Bernie Sherlock
Chorus Repetiteur - Mairéad Hurley | Pawel Waleski

CREATIVE PARTNERS
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Chief Executive Officer - Gerard Keenan
Deputy CEO / Operations Manager - Cathriona Murphy
Marketing & Communications Manager - Charlotte Eglinton
Marketing Manager - Michelle Buckley

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