Shakespeare
Other operas based on plays by Shakespeare:
Otello (Othello) - Giuseppe Verdi
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Benjamin Britten
Macbeth - Ernest Bloch
Information about the opera Macbeth by Ernest Bloch, and the best recordings available on CD or DVD, or for download.
Bloch's only opera, with influences of Wagner, Musorgsky, and Debussy.
Recommended recordings on CD
Rumpf/Niemela (Capriccio Bloch)
An exciting live performance, though with a few rough edges.
Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alexander Rumpf.
Cast: Hannu Niemela (Macbeth).
Capriccio Bloch