{"title":"BLOCH, Ernest","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"bloch-macbeth-rossi-lemeni-borkh-petri-angot-colombo","title":"Bloch: Macbeth - Rossi-Lemeni, Borkh, Pêtri, Angot; Colombo. Genève, 1968","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"two-column-grid\"\u003e\n  \u003c!-- Left Column: Title, Composer, Description --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003ch1 class=\"title-header\" style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: italic; color: #330065; font-weight: normal; text-transform: none;\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnest Bloch (1890 - 1959)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnest Bloch\u003c\/strong\u003e had large shoes to fill when adapting Shakespeare's \"Scottish Play\" into an opera. He is aided by a clear point of view about Shakespeare's play, as well as a twentieth-century musical language influenced in part by contemporary ideas circulating among playwrights and, crucially, the emerging field of psychotherapy. The result is a work that leans into the psychological inner lives of its main characters, creating a distinct adaptation that avoids comparisons with Verdi's masterpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicola Rossi-Lemeni\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a brooding account of the title role. The part gives \u003cstrong\u003eRossi-Lemeni\u003c\/strong\u003e ample opportunity to display his oversized baritone without imposing the same vocal demands as Verdi's version. Bloch's Lady Macbeth eschews vocal pyrotechnics in favor of a vocal approach closer to \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Strauss\u003c\/strong\u003e, making \u003cstrong\u003eInge Borkh\u003c\/strong\u003e a perfect fit. The recording's sound quality beautifully captures Bloch's murky yet detailed orchestral palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr class=\"mobile-only-hr\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c!-- Right Column: Cast and Details --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eCAST\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Lady Macbeth – \u003cstrong\u003eInge Borkh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Macbeth – \u003cstrong\u003eNicola Rossi-Lemeni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Macduff – \u003cstrong\u003eFrantz Pêtri\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Banquo – \u003cstrong\u003eJean Angot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Duncan – \u003cstrong\u003eMichel Hamel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Malcolm – \u003cstrong\u003eMichel Lecocq\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Lennox – \u003cstrong\u003eGeorges L. Miazza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Le Portier – \u003cstrong\u003eÉtienne Bettens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Le Vieillard \/ Apparition – \u003cstrong\u003eGaston Presset\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Le Serviteur – \u003cstrong\u003eRoland Jacques\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Lady Macduff \/ Première Sorcière – \u003cstrong\u003eLyn Vernon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Deuxième Sorcière – \u003cstrong\u003eJocelyne Taillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Troisième Sorcière – \u003cstrong\u003eGeorgette Psaros\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Sorcière – \u003cstrong\u003eArlette Chedel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003chr\u003e\n    \u003ch3 class=\"section-heading\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #330065; font-size: 21px;\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\n      Location: \u003cstrong\u003eGenève\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Date: \u003cstrong\u003eOctober 31, 1968\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Conductor: \u003cstrong\u003ePierre Colombo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Catalogue Number: \u003cstrong\u003eOD 12425-2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Label: \u003cstrong\u003eOpera Depot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      Number of Discs: \u003cstrong\u003e2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eIn Stereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Opera Depot","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67955518013761,"sku":"12425-2","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"MP3","offer_id":67955518046529,"sku":"MP3 12425-2","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC","offer_id":67955518079297,"sku":"FLAC 12425-2","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/files\/12425-2front.jpg?v=1792505844"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/9583\/collections\/Bloch-Ernest.jpg?v=1792490843","url":"https:\/\/operadepot.com\/collections\/bloch-ernest.oembed","provider":"Opera Depot","version":"1.0","type":"link"}