Instrumentation:
Instruments in orchestra:
Piccolo
Flute
2 Oboes
English Horn
2 Clarinets
Bass Clarinet
2 Bassoons
Double Bassoon
4 Horns
2 Trumpets
3 Trombones
Cimbasso
Timpani
Bass Drum
Percussion
Tam-Tam
Drum
Harp
Strings
Off-stage instruments:
4 Trumpets (1865 Paris version) or 8 Trumpets (1847 Florence version) in No. 15
Drums
Band
Instruments under the stage in the Apparitions scene (No. 11)
2 Oboes
6 Clarinets
2 Bassoons
Double Bassoon (only 1865 Paris version)
Characters:
Characters with singing roles:
MACBETH (BARITONE), general in King Duncan’s army
BANCO (BASS), general in King Duncan’s army
LADY MACBETH (SOPRANO), Macbeth’s wife
DAMA of Lady Macbeth (MEZZOSOPRANO)
MACDUFF (TENOR), Scottish nobleman, Lord of Fife
MALCOLM (TENOR), Duncan’s son
Servant of Macbeth (BASS)
Doctor (BASS)
Assassin (BASS)
Herald (BASS)
Three ghosts (2 SOPRANOS, 1 BASS)
Characters who do not sing (silent roles):
DUNCANO, King of Scotland
FLEANZIO, Banco’s son
THE GHOST OF BANCO
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CHORUSES (MALE AND FEMALE) AND EXTRAS
Witches, Messengers of the King, Scottish nobles and refugees, Assassins, English Soldiers, Spirits
Scenes: 10 (9 changes of scenery)
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