GIDDENS: Well, thank you so much for taking the time. I'm very excited to get to talk to you. My name is Rhiannon, and I host a podcast on opera called Aria Code. For every episode we focus on one ...

The Atlanta Opera’s staging of Verdi’s “Macbeth” is a riveting work of operatic theater, magnificently sung and vividly acted. This new production, which presents its remaining performances Friday and ...

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 ...

On a dark and dreary night, a medieval Scottish king is stabbed to death in his sleep while a guest at the castle of one of his leading vassals. This act of regicide by his host, while fulfilling the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This “Macbeth,” however, turns out to be relatively straightforward, give or take some liberties taken by director Darko Tresnjak ...

Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. The vocals by the company of ...