Royal Opera House: Macbeth

Plot Summary

Verdi’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.

Top Cast

Željko Lučić Macbeth, Thane of Glamis

Ildebrando d'Arcangelo Banquo, Thane of Lochaber

Anna Netrebko Lady Macbeth

Francesca Chiejina Lady-In-Waiting

Jonathan Fisher Servant to Macbeth