Banned for decades in the Soviet Union for its dissonance and bawdiness, the opera returns as La Scala’s season opener amid ...

Bloody and unrelentingly bleak, this grim take on Shakespeare’s tale of ambition, assassination and supernatural meddling takes time to get going. But it builds an effectively unsettling power in time ...

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.

You get only one chance to make a first impression, and the first sight of Boston Lyric Opera’s recent “Macbeth” was a head-scratcher. The curtain rose to reveal a full stage, the BLO chorus dressed ...

Star soprano Anna Netrebko created a sensation with her riveting performance as the malevolent Lady Macbeth, the central character in Verdi's retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy. She is joined by ...

The Royal Shakespeare Company has revealed rehearsal photos for its upcoming production of Macbeth. Directed by Daniel Raggett and running at The Other Place in Stratford-upon-Avon, the show stars Sam ...

Although there have been many successful productions of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, the act of semi-staging his 1934 opera does overcome many problems. Almost from day ...

“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.” The opening words of Macbeth’s famous soliloquy come to life this weekend as three performances of a combined opera, ballet and classical music production based ...

This season, they presented a double bill: the 1847 version of Verdi’s Macbeth and Bellini’s beloved La Sonnambula of 1831, which here appears both in original keys and on period instruments. The ...

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) announced its lineup for the 2025/26 Season – its 49th – with a diverse range of productions from classic opera to innovative contemporary works and a number of collaborations ...

HAMILTON COUNTY, OH. (WCIV) — A Citadel football star-turned opera singer has entertained all around the world, but it was a recent visit to a youth detention center that provided him with a unique ...