The Royal Opera House: Verdi's Macbeth
Phyllida Lloyd2018-05-16
Something wicked this way comes.
8
205 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Željko Lučić | Macbeth, Thane of Glamis | Unowned |
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Ildebrando d'Arcangelo | Banquo, Thane of Lochaber | Unowned |
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Anna Netrebko | Lady Macbeth | Unowned |
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Francesca Chiejina | Lady-In-Waiting | Unowned |
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Jonathan Fisher | Servant to Macbeth | Unowned |
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John O'Toole | Duncan, King of Scotland | Unowned |
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Konu Kim | Malcolm, Son of Duncan | Unowned |
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Yusif Eyvazov | Macduff, Thane of Fife | Unowned |
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Matteo Di Lorenzo | Fleance, Son of Banquo | Unowned |
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Olle Zetterstrom | Assassin | Unowned |
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John Morrissey | First Apparition | Unowned |
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Gaius Davey Bartlett | Second Apparition | Unowned |
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Edward Hyde | Third Apparition | Unowned |
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Jonathan Coad | Herald | Unowned |
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Simon Shibambu | Doctor | Unowned |