| Show Macbeth Murders at Opera Alicia Sotuyo Staff Writer MACBETH and Lady Mac Macbeth th kill and lie their way to the throne of Scotland in Verdis Verdi's s interpretation of Macbeth b. b presented by the Opera Instead d of Macbeth as the focus character Macbeth as she helps her husband conspire for the throne Three witches acclaim Macbeth as king in inthe inthe inthe the opening So his wife u urging ing him to make the prophesy come true pushes him I im into killing the king of Scotland King Duncan When Macbeth becomes king some in the royal circle are suspicious suspicious suspicious cious but the guilty couple hides and denies everything Those who interfere interfere interfere inter inter- fere with the corrupt duo are hunted and killed But because of his crimes and deceit Macbeth is distraught and uneasy To make things worse at a royal banquet Duncan appears to haunt him Lady Macbeth also guilt ridden wanders the castle astle wringing her hands still seeing spots of the kings king's blood upon her This event eventually ally leads to her suicide Macduff Macbeth's foe slays the guilty martyr in a battle fought for forthe forthe forthe the crown Malcolm the true tnie king in inthe inthe the end is proclaimed King Jing of Scotland Scot- Scot land if I Playing Macbeth was baritone Mark Mack Rucker who was the winner of the Pavarotti Competition He played this dreary role well The highlight of this of-this this opera was Lady Macbeth played by soprano Frances Ginsberg The actors portrayed the tragedy well and the death sconces were bloody and realistic Adding well to the drama were the colorful costumes The had flowing robes and the witches wore dirty rags and sported beards beads The most distracting thing about this production had nothing to do with the performance The time between between between be be- tween scene changes were too long and quiet The audience began to tire and whisper making the hour 3 opera seem longer This took away from the gravity of the story |
