Verdi Macbeth 23 years old

This hard-edged postmodern production of Giuseppe Verdi's haunting masterpiece brings the story of Shakespeare's bloody tragedy to vivid life, characterized by spine-tingling atmospherics and a triumphant debut by American baritone Thomas Hampson in the title role. This Zurich Opera House production also features a mesmerizing turn by Paoletta Marrocu as the beautiful, power-hungry Lady Macbeth, while striking sets and costumes further enhance the duality of the main character whose rise and fall mirror the darkest impulses of man. Replete with supernatural mystery, sexual tension, and violent power plays, this timeless story remains gripping and chilling for today's audiences and boasts some of the most astonishing music of Verdi's legendary body of work.

Credits

Verdi Macbeth Cast

Name	Character
Liuba Chuchrova	as Dame Lady Macbeth
Thomas Hampson He was 45, now 69 years old	as Macbeth

Verdi Macbeth Crew

Name	Department
William Shakespeare as Writer. He was 436 (51) years old when He died	Writing
Giuseppe Verdi as Original Music Composer. He was 187 (87) years old when He died	Sound