Opera in four acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by FRANCESCO MARIA PIAVE (sung in Italian)
Verdi's first Shakespeare opera, in the revised version of 1865, direct from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in a new production sponsored by the Royal Opera House Trust
Royal Opera Chorus chorus-master JOHN MCCARTHY
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. leader
JOHN BROWN , conducted by RICCARDO MUTI. Act 1