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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 ...
Long Beach Opera brings Shakespeare's drama to San Pedro Harbor. By Myron Meisel Macbeth Opera Still - P 2013 Inevitably this Macbeth was fated to be overshadowed by Verdi’s, though is that not a risk ...
As far as most operatic buffs are concerned, there is only one musical setting of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” – the revised 1865 version of Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece. Leave it to general director ...
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 first standout, among many, in the Kentucky Opera’s opening night production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” came when Lyne Fortin as Lady Macbeth was awaiting her husband’s return home after hearing ...
You get only one chance to make a first impression, and the first sight of Boston Lyric Opera’s recent “Macbeth” was a ...