Lyric Opera of Chicago: MacBeth October 12, 2010

Witches on a wind-blasted heath prophesy that Macbeth will wear the Scottish crown. And so begins his bloody march to power -- killing king and kinsmen as his murderously ambitious wife spurs him on! Verdi revered Shakespeare and it shows, as his potently dramatic music illuminates all the famous themes and scenes. The chilling appearance of Banquo's ghost...the eerie meetings of the witches...guilt-ridden Lady Macbeth wiping imaginary bloodstains from her hands...Macbeth's "Is this a dagger I see before me..." and more! Who better to direct Macbeth than an artist who lives and breathes Shakespeare? Lyric proudly presents Barbara Gaines, renowned artistic director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, in her operatic debut, featuring Thomas Hampson, Nadja Michael and Dimitri Pittas. Performed in Italian with projected English translations.