COVER -- MACBETH (by Giuseppe Verdi) -- Story Synopsis -- Principal Characters in the Opera -- Story Narrative with Music Highlights -- Prelude -- ACT I - Scene 1: A wooded landscape. A group of three Witches appears amid a storm. -- ACT I - Scene 2: A hall in Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 1: A room in Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 2: A park near Macbeth's castle. -- ACT II - Scene 3: The Banquet hall. -- ACT III: A dark cave. A burning cauldron surrounded by Witches. -- ACT IV - Scene 1: Open country near Birnam Wood on the border of England and Scotland. -- ACT IV - Scene 2: A room in Macbeth's castle at Dunsinane. -- ACT IV - Scene 3: A battlefield outside Dunsinane Castle. -- Verdi and Macbeth: Commentary and Analysis.