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.

Genres

Cast

Željko Lučić

Macbeth, Thane of Glamis

Ildebrando d'Arcangelo

Banquo, Thane of Lochaber

Anna Netrebko

Lady Macbeth

Yusif Eyvazov

Macduff, Thane of Fife