400年前,英国著名戏剧家威廉·莎士比亚逝世,而他在世界文学史上贡献非凡,其戏剧作品为歌剧创作提供了较大空间。作为一代伟大的歌剧作曲家,威尔第用音乐实现了与莎士比亚戏剧的对话,为世人奉献了《麦克白》、《奥赛罗》、《法尔斯塔夫》三部经典歌剧,并将歌剧对于文学作品题材的使用推上了新的高度。本文将围绕这三部歌剧进行展开,论述威尔第歌剧创作中的莎士比亚情节。 Four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare, the famous English dramatist, died and he made great contributions in the history of world literature. His dramatic works provide ample space for opera creation. As a generation of great composers, Verdi realized the dialogue with Shakespearean plays with music, and offered three classic operas such as “Macbeth”, “Othello” and “Falstaff” for the world, The use of the theme of literature has been pushed to a new height. This article will focus on these three operas, discussing the Shakespeare plot in Verdi’s opera.