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.

Hounddog
2008
6.4/10

Star!
1968
6.9/10

Battle of the Year
2013
6.8/10

Jersey Boys
2014
6.8/10

Make It Happen
2008
6.0/10

Coda
2020
6.0/10

Mo' Better Blues
1990
6.5/10

Silk Stockings
1957
6.8/10

Romeo + Juliet
1996
6.8/10

Hamlet
1948
7.4/10

Happythankyoumoreplease
2011
6.4/10

De-Lovely
2004
6.1/10

Macbeth
1971
7.1/10

Author! Author!
1982
5.9/10

Dinner in America
2020
7.7/10

The Mambo Kings
1992
6.3/10

Sweeney Todd
2006
6.3/10

Macbeth
1948
7.3/10

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
7.6/10

Made in Italy
2020
6.0/10
The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering (The Royal Ballet)
2020
0/10