Verdi’s Macbeth at the National Opera

On October 17, the National Opera of Ukraine will present one of the most powerful tragedies in the global operatic repertoire — Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi. Inspired by Shakespeare, the composer preserved the original’s dramatic intensity, transforming the story of destructive power and human passion into a musical event of great force.

First performed in 1847 in Florence and immediately acclaimed, the opera is still regarded as one of Verdi’s darkest and most psychologically intense works. The Kyiv production returns to the stage in a renewed form: the role of Macbeth will be performed by Hennadiy Vashchenko, while Lady Macbeth will be sung by Liudmyla Monastyrska — one of Ukraine’s most renowned sopranos, whose name is well known on the world’s leading opera stages.