The Royal Opera House: Verdi's Macbeth

Drama, Music · 2018

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.

Starring

Giuseppe Verdi, Phyllida Lloyd, Željko Lučić, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Sue Judd, Anna Netrebko, Anthony Ward, Francesca Chiejina, Michael Keegan-Dolan

Director

Sue Judd