Metropolitan Opera: Macbeth News & Features

Soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation when she made her Met role debut as Lady Macbeth in 2014. Now, she and the legendary Plácido Domingo make history when they join forces for the first time on the stage of the Met, in Verdi’s gripping Shakespeare adaptation. Baritone Željko Lučić, who starred in the 2007 premiere of Adrian Noble’s evocative production, shares the title role with Domingo. Marco Armiliato conducts a cast that also features tenor Matthew Polenzani as Macduff and bass Ildar Abdrazakov as Banquo.