No literary figure inspired composers more than Shakespeare, and Giuseppe Verdi was hardly tone deaf to the musical ...

2 Video: First Look at Michael Mayer-Directed LA TRAVIATA at The Metropolitan Opera 3 Video: First Look at THE CRUCIBLE at Washington National Opera This co-production with West Australian Opera, ...

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WEST BAY OPERA, a small company performing in a small theater, is unfailingly big on quality. “Macbeth” is not a huge audience draw anywhere, yet opera lovers are much poorer for not having ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Metropolitan Opera and Fathom Events present the ninth season of the Emmy- and Peabody award-winning “The Met: Live in HD” series in cinemas beginning this Saturday, Oct. 11, with Giuseppe Verdi’s ...

Atlanta Opera will present the Italian composer’s adaption, emphasizing revolution, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center from March 1-9. Atlanta Opera's production of "Macbeth," March 1-9 at Cobb ...

“When Verdi was writing ‘Macbeth’ in 1847, Europe was crackling with unrest. The story he chose to dramatize — about civil war, about a great general who has become a bloody tyrant and has to be ...

Always a demanding taskmaster, during the preparations for the 1847 premiere of "Macbeth," Giuseppe Verdi offered his two leading singers some pointed advice. To the baritone-singing Macbeth, he ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its 2021-22 season on Friday with a new production of Verdi’s “Macbeth” in its regular theater, with full orchestra and chorus. Audience members had to show proof of full ...