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NEW YORK – Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque music are not surprising, Will Crutchfield and Teatro Nuovo are using period pieces for ...

Verdi's Macbeth Grand Opera House, Belfast *** NI Opera's Macbeth, sung in English, opens with a distinctive front-cloth featuring a bloodied but crowned waif, hinting at the poster for Les Misérables ...

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MIDGETTE: Verdi has a magnificent dramatic sensibility, and he was also a very astute portrayer of women. Shakespeare was a touchstone for him, and Lady Macbeth is a particularly interesting figure.

For centuries, composers have been drawn to Shakespeare like moths to a flame. There are at least 400 operas based on his plays, and more will undoubtedly follow. Needless to say, I haven’t seen all ...

Poor Macbeth. Henpecked, manipulated and always upstaged by his wife. Who would have thought Shakespeare’s most murderous villain would continue to take a back seat to one of literature’s fabulous ...

Will Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo Revives Verdi's 'Macbeth' With Period Instruments NEW YORK (AP) — Verdi can be played on original instruments, too. While historically informed performances of Baroque ...