Verdi: Macbeth | 2017-Met Summer

Director: Adrian Noble

Set & Costume Designer: Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer: Jean Kalman
Choreographer: Sue Lefton

The Live in HD season begins October 11 with Verdi's Shakespearean tragedy, starring Anna Netrebko in the vocally and dramatically demanding role of Lady Macbeth. Adrian Noble's acclaimed 2007 production, conducted by Fabio Luisi, also stars Željko Lučić in the title role, Joseph Calleja as Macduff, and René Pape as Banquo.

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play by William Shakespeare
World premiere: Florence, Teatro della Pergola, March 13, 1847
Premiere of revised version: Paris, Théâtre Lyrique, April 21, 1865