''Macbeth: tre atti senza nome'' is an opera by

Salvatore Sciarrino Salvatore Sciarrino (born 4 April 1947) is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music. Described as "the best-known and most performed Italian composer" of the present day, his works include ''Quaderno di strada'' (2003) and ''La porta d ...

that received its premiere in Frankfurt in 2002 in a production by Achim Freyer. Although the work is based on endless permutation of a few simple recitation-figures, Sciarrino worked on the opera for 25 years.

Recording

*Otto Katzameier, Macbeth, Anna Radziejewska, Lady Macbeth, Richard Zook, Banquo/Ghost/Attendant, Sonia Turchetta, Soldier/Banquo's Son/Murderer/Messenger, Thomas Mehnert, Duncan/Gentleman/Macduff. Vokalensemble NOVA

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, cond. Evan Christ, Col Legno 2CDs

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"Rather than large-scale grand guignol, Sciarrino's Macbeth becomes a fragile chamber opera, in which the singers and the instrumental ensemble share an intimate, almost symbiotic relationship, with vocal lines often punctuated by just a single instrument. The elusive soundworld, often on the edge of audibility, is instantly recognisable as Sciarrino's, a wonderfully consistent and compellingly obsessive creation that retains the power to shock and surprise."

References

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