
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.

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

Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore
Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore

Macbeth
Macbeth

Rigoletto
Rigoletto

Macbeth
Macbeth

The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)

Maqbool
Maqbool

Royal Opera House: La Traviata
Royal Opera House: La Traviata

Il maledetto
Il maledetto

Verdi: Aida (Bregenz Festival)
Verdi: Aida (Bregenz Festival)

RSC Live: Macbeth
RSC Live: Macbeth

Macbeth
Macbeth

Elton John: The Royal Opera House
Elton John: The Royal Opera House