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 ...

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On a dark and dreary night, a medieval Scottish king is stabbed to death in his sleep while a guest at the castle of one of his leading vassals. This act of regicide by his host, while fulfilling the ...

Giuseppe Verdi’s lifelong love for Shakespeare resulted in three exceptional operas. Because the last two, Otello and Falstaff, turned out to be among the greatest works in the entire repertoire, the ...

Hundreds of opera professionals from around the world were in town over the past week to discuss the state of the art form and to see what Seattle Opera is up to, meaning its new production of Verdi's ...

Macbeth is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and additions by Andrea Maffei, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Written for ...

Giuseppe Verdi's "Macbeth" lives on the periphery of the standard repertoire. It's not really a rarity, but it's not something you see every day. In fact, it's not an opera that Michigan Opera Theatre ...