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Verdi, Macbeth - Tuba Excerpts, Dr. Matthew van Emmerik, Tuba

Verdi's Operas are normally performed on Cimbasso. What do you do if you don't own a Cimbasso? play them on tuba! This was not my original plan, but due to Covid restrictions and the unavailability of a Cimbasso, the Eastman EBE853 Eb Compensating Tuba had to suffice, and in this circumstance it was requested by the conductors of this particular show. Background: Macbeth was Verdi’s tenth opera, composed originally in 1847, and revised significantly in 1865. Based on the Shakespeare play, the composer worked closely with Francesco Maria Piave (and later Andrea Maffei) to create the libretto. Verdi has been quoted as saying that the bard was “one of my very special poets, and I have had him in my hands from earliest youth, and I read and re-read him continually.” So much so that he would go on to compose two more operas based on Shakespeare’s plays: Falstaff and Otello. The original version of Macbeth did not include the ballet music. This was added when Verdi revised the opera for a Paris performance, where ballet music was considered standard in operas at the time. And since the witches were seen as vital to the action throughout the opera, Verdi decided to create the ballet excerpt for them at the beginning of Act III. The scene included a mixture of dance and mime (with Hecate in a non-dancing role), presented in three sections: First, an Allegro vivacissimo dance around the cauldron; a chromatic Andante second section featuring Hecate miming the action; and finally a wild waltz returns to another dance around the cauldron. Throughout both of these instrumental excerpts from Verdi’s operas, one can glimpse the wide range of orchestral colourings that the composer explored and expanded through his productive years in developing Italian opera. The effectiveness of these sonorities to convey the heights and depths of each of the character’s emotions as well as set the stage for his operas and draw the audience into each scene is a testament to the talents of Verdi’s writing. In addition, they have withstood the test of time with audiences, even though the operas themselves have, at times, had limited performances. NB: These tuba excerpts offer nothing more than an opportunity to hear varying parts of Verdi's Opera Macbeth, there were cuts in this particular version, which meant some of the larger excerpts were not played, particularly those in Act 3.