Verdi's Macbeth
Category: Events Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Jan 27, 2023 FRIDAY AT 7:30 PM
Location
Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
2201 W Cesar Chavez Ln
Details
Verdi’s Macbeth was the first of several operas the composer based on the works of Shakespeare. Written during the Risorgimento, Italy’s independence movement, the opera reflected Verdi’s preoccupation with themes of freedom and tyranny. It also broke new ground in musical terms.
The warrior Macbeth fights on the side of the King of Scotland – but when a coven of witches prophesy that he shall become king himself, a ruthless ambition drives Macbeth and his wife to horrific acts. Experience Verdi at his most theatrical in this opera that positively bristles with demonic energy.
