Verdi's opera is every bit as dark and bloody as Shakespeare's drama on which it was based. It is true to the original play in most details of plot and character, yet it differs in significant ...

State Opera South Australia has today announced that it will present Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's classic Macbeth at Her Majesty's Theatre in September this year. This co-production ...

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 ...

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.

Lirica Arts, a local opera company formed just four years ago, has produced its second fully staged opera since its encouraging debut with Italian composer Gioachino Rossini’s L’Inganno Felice in 2022 ...

No literary figure inspired composers more than Shakespeare, and Giuseppe Verdi was hardly tone deaf to the musical possibilities of the famed English bard. In his melodrama Macbeth, Verdi achieves a ...

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 ...

West Green House Opera was founded in 2000, and this year celebrates its silver anniversary. Director and designer Richard Studer and conductor Jonathan Lyness have been with the company since day one ...