Nicola Luisotti won Seattle Opera's Artist of the Year for his debut conducting a new production of
Macbeth, directed by Bernard Uzan and designed by Robert Israel. Final performance of Archie Drake, who passed away after the final performance.

Andrea Gruber (Lady Macbeth) in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Upper left, Maestro Nicola Luisotti; top center, Louis Otey (Macbeth) and Joseph Calleja (Macbeth); right, David Korn as the apparition of a bloody child; bottom left, the chorus sings "Patria oppressa" © Rozarii Lynch

Abigail Duell (Macduff’s daughter) and Joseph Calleja (Macduff) in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Gordon Hawkins (Macbeth) and the witches in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Gordon Hawkins (Macbeth) and the witches in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Gordon Hawkins (Macbeth), Andrea Gruber (Lady Macbeth), and Burak Bilgili (Banquo’s ghost) in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Andrea Gruber (Lady Macbeth) in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Andrea Gruber (Lady Macbeth) in Verdi’s Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch

Archie Drake (Doctor) and Emily Clubb (Lady-in-Waiting) in Verdi's Macbeth, 2006 © Rozarii Lynch