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In the late 1840s, after enjoying success with most of his first nine operas, Giuseppe Verdi hit upon the idea of adapting some of Shakespeare’s best-known plays as operas. He enlisted the aid of one ...
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 ...
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 ...
The great operatic masterpiece, MACBETH will be presented by Guild Opera Company on Friday April 25th and Saturday April 26th at 7:30 PM at River of the Valley in Canoga Park. MACBETH was written by ...
Not to deal in unsolicited prophecies, but if you go see the Washington National Opera production of “Macbeth,” you’ll love it. Giuseppe Verdi’s 1847 adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic (with an ...
The other big idea here is the witches. Verdi expands Shakespeare’s three witches to a whole choir. Lloyd extends that idea further by having the witches behind the scenes at all times, delivering ...
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 ...
Macbeth is not a story of happiness. Success begets greed, violence escalates, and blood once shed demands more and more, even as guilt devours. All of these are greatly heightened in Verdi’s operatic ...
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