As Macbeth’s fate begins to catch up with him, the king in Los Angeles Opera’s 31 st season opener cannot look forward to having earned honor, love or compassion. His voice rises into a stressed high ...

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needed inspiration for his classical operas, he often turned to contemporary plays that explored social issues, politics and affairs of the heart. But for three of his greatest works, he looked ...

Glamorous opening nights came with “Macbeth,” “Falstaff” and “Otello” — as well as a new version of “Julius Caesar.” By Larry Wolff “Ah, Shakespeare, Shakespeare!” exclaimed Giuseppe Verdi in 1872.

Opera has a peculiar Shakespeare problem. Literally hundreds of adaptations of his plays have appeared over the centuries, including more than 200 since World War II. For all that work, however, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Jonathan Bryan as Wyatt (left) and Grace Kahl as Meridian (right). Photos are by David Goltra. Two ...

During Seattle Shakespeare Company’s next season you can catch three Shakespeare plays, a modern drama inspired by one of them, and a musical. A musical? Yes, the actors in the classics troupe are ...

It's the most wonderful time of summer: Shakespeare Season. Not only does South Bend Civic Theatre open the Shakespeare-inspired comedy "Something Rotten" this weekend, Premier Arts does, too. But the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Maryland Lyric Opera will present Falstaff, the third production in its 2022-23 ...

I am a hip hop, soulful, beat-making composer and opera singer, and I began singing opera by accident. Being from the south side of Chicago, classical music wasn't the world that was around me. My dad ...