Fortune smiles on someone. They are honoured and respected by their peers, and have achieved more than they could have ever have dreamed of. And then they go crazy and start demanding more and more. 

Life is short. Recognition and wellbeing must be achieved immediately. Immediately! May one’s glory increase quickly, may one’s throne grow larger, and may its splendour overshadow the pain and blood that has been spilled in the course of one’s ascension to that throne. 

It is not eternal glory that people desire, but one that is tangible, in the here and now. Take what belongs to you! Seize the moment, before it disappears! Overcome all the obstacles! Do not hesitate! Because deep down a doubt lingers that nothing else exists beyond glory and the present day. 

„Macbeth“ is the story of a man who unleashes a blood bath. One murder becomes many, and the blood staining one’s hands can never be washed off.

Author → William Shakespeare
Directors, stage and video design authors → Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo
Conductor and musical director → Olari Elts
Composer → Lepo Sumera, Jay Shwartz
Lighting Designer → Jussi Ruskanen (Finland)
Camera operators → Epp Kubu, Jekaterina Abramova, Fidelia Regina Randmäe
Video live-mix → Elisa Avik
Translated by → Jaan Kross, Kulno Süvalep
Additional texts by Hasso Krull, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Ülo Tuulik.

Cast → Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Priit Võigemast, Mait Malmsten, Tambet Tuisk, Gert Raudsep, Jaak Prints, Ursel Tilk, Rasmus Kaljujärv, Kaie Mihkelson, Helena Lotman or Mirtel Pohla, Hanna Jaanovits; Triin Brigitta Heidov, Elss Raidmets, Oliver–Marcus Reimann, Robi Varul (the Department of Drama of EAMT); Tobias Kaljujärv, Robert Aron Lotman.

„Macbeth“ is a joint project of Estonian Drama Theatre, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Estonia Concert Hall.

Premiere: 19 January 2023, Estonia Concert Hall (Estonia pst 4, 10148 Tallinn).

The performance lasts 3 hours with one intermission.