The Royal Opera House: Verdi's Macbeth
2018Verdi’s life-long love affair with Shakespeare’s works began with Macbeth, a play he considered to be ‘one of the greatest creations of man’. With his librettist, Francesco Maria Piave, Verdi set out to create ‘something out of the ordinary’. Their success is borne out in every bar of a score that sees Verdi at his most theatrical: it bristles with demonic energy.
Acted in
Željko Lučić
as Macbeth, Thane of Glamis
Ildebrando d'Arcangelo
as Banquo, Thane of Lochaber
Anna Netrebko
as Lady Macbeth
Francesca Chiejina
as Lady-In-Waiting
Jonathan Fisher
as Servant to Macbeth
John O'Toole
as Duncan, King of Scotland
Konu Kim
as Malcolm, Son of Duncan
Yusif Eyvazov
as Macduff, Thane of Fife
Matteo Di Lorenzo
as Fleance, Son of Banquo
Olle Zetterstrom
as Assassin
John Morrissey
as First Apparition
Gaius Davey Bartlett
as Second Apparition
Edward Hyde
as Third Apparition
Jonathan Coad
as Herald
Simon Shibambu
as Doctor