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 ...

MONTREAL Verdi s Macbeth certainly isn t Shakespeare s Macbeth but the music is powerful and beautiful. The Opéra de Montréal has opened a production of Verdi s 1847 opera, with the Orchestre ...

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 ...

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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.