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
Edward Hyde
Third Apparition
Jonathan Coad
Herald
Simon Shibambu
Doctor
