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 ...

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 other big idea here is the witches. Verdi expands Shakespeare’s three witches to a whole choir. Lloyd extends that idea further by having the witches behind the scenes at all times, delivering ...

Macbeth is not a story of happiness. Success begets greed, violence escalates, and blood once shed demands more and more, even as guilt devours. All of these are greatly heightened in Verdi’s operatic ...

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 question did not demand a definitive and correct answer. It was more intended as a chance for Brenda Harris and Greer Grimsley to muse on the characters they portray in "Macbeth," the Verdi opera ...