Photos from Macbeth

Željko Lučić and Maria Guleghina as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in the new production premiere. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

John Relyea as Banquo Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Condemning the murder of Duncan Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Dimitri Pittas as Macduff Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Fun Fact: When Macbeth premiered, audiences were unhappy with the relationships it depicted. They complained because the opera contains no love affairs or traditional romantic pairings. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Macbeth played by Željko Lučić confesses the murder of King Duncan to Maria Guleghina as Lady Macbeth plot Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Fun Fact: Piave and Maffei aren't the most consisten of librettists, sometimes referring to the main character as "Macbeth," sometimes as "Macbetto." But Shakespeare's Banquo is always "Banco." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Fun Fact: In the theatre, many believe that Shakespeare's Macbeth is jinxed. They won't even say the title aloud, calling it instead, "the Scottish play." Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Verdi's chorus represents the collective voice of the Scottish people. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Fun Fact: How much information can music convey? Consider this: The libretto of Verdi's Macbeth contains less than half as many words as Shakespeare's play! Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Dimitri Pittas and Russell Thomas as Macduff and Malcom. Fun Fact: Macbeth was first produced at the Met half a century ago-back in 1959! That was more than a century after the opera's premiere in Italy. Photo: Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera