The Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Macbeth,” which made its premiere last October, didn’t exactly emerge as the gripping new take on Verdi’s first Shakespearean opera one had hoped for from the ...
Unable to shake the thought, Macbeth tells his wife, Lady Macbeth. Driven by an insatiable hunger for power, posterity and ...
Giuseppe Verdi called the opera his “best beloved child,” but audiences have consistently agreed with George Bernard Shaw, who sneered that Verdi tried to turn Shakespeare’s tragedy into another ...
Because of an overloaded schedule, I caught the final dress rehearsal of Opera Orlando’s “Macbeth” on Wednesday instead of attending opening night. And unlike Shakespeare’s “Weird Sisters,” I cannot ...
“Something wicked this way comes …” to Steinmetz Hall as Opera Orlando presents its first MainStage production of the 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season, Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, October 25 at 7:30 p.m.
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.” The opening words of Macbeth’s famous soliloquy come to life this weekend as three performances of a combined opera, ballet and classical music production based ...
The Atlanta Opera’s staging of Verdi’s “Macbeth” is a riveting work of operatic theater, magnificently sung and vividly acted. This new production, which presents its remaining performances Friday and ...
Choosing the right opener for a theatrical season is always a fraught gamble. An opening demands ambition and momentum, all while securing trust in the audience that what follows will reward them.