Royal Opera House: Macbeth

Something wicked this way comes.

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.

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

John O'Toole

Duncan, King of Scotland

Konu Kim

Malcolm, Son of Duncan

Yusif Eyvazov

Macduff, Thane of Fife

Matteo Di Lorenzo

Fleance, Son of Banquo

Olle Zetterstrom

Assassin

John Morrissey

First Apparition

Gaius Davey Bartlett

Second Apparition