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Macbeth: Washington National Opera (2024)

Macbeth: Washington National Opera (2024)

Drama Music

"Power's price, paid in blood."

Release Date: 2024, November 13
Directors: Brenna Corner
Countries: United States of America
Production: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Cast: Étienne Dupuis, Ewa Płonka, Kang Wang, Soloman Howard, Nicholas Huff, Anneliese Klenetsky, Sergio Martinez, Jonathan Patton, Kresley Figueroa, Viviana Goodwin

Overview:

Massive ensembles. White hot arias. The dark recesses of the mind. Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s smoldering tragedy is a riveting exploration of power, corruption, and freedom. Meet opera’s most power-hungry couple: Macbeth and his Lady. When they’re caught in a murderous plot to claim the Scottish throne, their manic greed for control has no end. Verdi wrote this powerhouse during Italy’s independence movement, and it soars with themes of political corruption, tyrannical rule, and liberation of the people. Macbeth takes audiences through a gripping tale of ambition and scandal, from the first note to the spectacular closing chorus. As the chilling finale approaches, ghosts of the past lurk in the shadows. Power unchecked comes at a cost; what can stop its bloody path of destruction?

Keywords:

dramatic grand tragic commanding