Royal Opera House: Macbeth

Overview

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.

Directed by Sue Judd, Phyllida Lloyd

Top cast

Željko Lučić

Macbeth, Thane of Glamis

Ildebrando d'Arcangelo

Banquo, Thane of Lochaber

Anna Netrebko

Lady Macbeth

F

Francesca Chiejina

Lady-In-Waiting

J

Jonathan Fisher

Servant to Macbeth

J

John O'Toole

Duncan, King of Scotland

K

Konu Kim

Malcolm, Son of Duncan

Yusif Eyvazov

Macduff, Thane of Fife

M

Matteo Di Lorenzo

Fleance, Son of Banquo

O

Olle Zetterstrom

Assassin

J

John Morrissey

First Apparition

G

Gaius Davey Bartlett

Second Apparition

E

Edward Hyde

Third Apparition

J

Jonathan Coad

Herald

S

Simon Shibambu

Doctor

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