Met Opera opens its season with a witchy take on Verdi’s Macbeth

The Metropolitan Opera's new season began with a critically acclaimed dystopian reimagining of Verdi's Macbeth.

The Metropolitan Opera launched its new season with a postapocalyptic production of Verdi's Macbeth directed by Louisa Proske. The hair-raising performance features a house debut by the director alongside starring roles performed by Lise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey. Critics noted how Kelsey commandingly portrayed the psychological decline of the title character within the dystopian stage design.

• Director Louisa Proske made her Metropolitan Opera house debut with the season-opening production.
• Baritone Quinn Kelsey delivered a commanding performance charting Macbeth's descent in the postapocalyptic staging.
• Soprano Lise Davidsen starred alongside Quinn Kelsey in the newly mounted opera.

In this story

Covered by 2 outlets

• The New York TimesA Triumphant Baritone in a Dystopian ‘Macbeth’ Opens the Met Opera Season6d ago · open ↗
• Financial TimesMet Opera opens its season with a witchy take on Verdi’s Macbeth6d ago · open ↗

Similar stories

• Gustavo Dudamel’s New York Era Has Begun. Try to Keep Up.1w ago
• Duncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 561w ago
• Milan Fashion Week Showcases New Spring Collections And Creative Shifts1d ago
• Queen at Sea review – crushingly sad dementia drama offers a startling portrait of intimacy1w ago
• The true story of Lizzie Borden, the subject of Ryan Murphy’s latest Monsters installment1w ago
• Former Employees Allege Kennedy Center Shelved Critical Structural Repairs for Years1d ago