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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For pure hair-raising horror, there’s not much to beat Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Except, perhaps, for Verdi’s version of it. The Italian composer had a lifelong love of the Englishman’s plays, making ...

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 ...

The Atlanta Opera’s staging of Verdi’s “Macbeth” is a riveting work of operatic theater, magnificently sung and vividly acted. This new production, which presents its remaining performances Friday and ...

State Opera South Australia has today announced that it will present Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's classic Macbeth at Her Majesty's Theatre in September this year. This co-production ...

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 ...