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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Since its debut in 2014, a radically reimagined South African production of Verdi’s opera, “Macbeth,” has played in culture capitals like Vienna, Paris and London, among a score of other venues in ...

Opera Carolina’s upcoming run of the Verdi masterpiece “Macbeth” is packed with witches, paranoia and murder. And no dark detail was spared in the Italian-made costumes you’ll see in this new ...

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 ...

Trying to find 'The Metropolitan Opera – Verdi: Macbeth' tonight? Pinpointing where to stream, rent, buy, or watch how to watch the Gary Halvorson-helmed movie can be a bit of a headache so we at ...

Verdi was a fervent admirer of Shakespeare and was determined his "Macbeth" would have sufficient merit to justify his borrowing of the famous play for his opera. However, Bernard Uzan, stage director ...

In Shakespeare’s bloodcurdling tragedy “Macbeth,” one man’s quest for power threatens to unravel the cohesion of Scotland. That thread is the same in Verdi’s “Macbeth” that opens Kentucky Opera’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 ...