Royal Opera House: Macbeth

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.

• Phyllida LloydDirector
• Sue JuddDirector

• Željko LučićMacbeth, Thane of Glamis
• Ildebrando d'ArcangeloBanquo, Thane of Lochaber
• Anna NetrebkoLady Macbeth
• Francesca ChiejinaLady-In-Waiting
• Jonathan FisherServant to Macbeth
• John O'TooleDuncan, King of Scotland
• Konu KimMalcolm, Son of Duncan
• Yusif EyvazovMacduff, Thane of Fife
• Matteo Di LorenzoFleance, Son of Banquo
• Olle ZetterstromAssassin
• John MorrisseyFirst Apparition
• Gaius Davey BartlettSecond Apparition