Beresfordâs Scottish opera is a triumph and oddly joyous
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By Elizabeth Flux
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When putting on a story as well known and widely performed as
Macbeth, things can go one of two ways: it can be a triumph or it can be excruciatingly dull. Thereâs no in between.
Simon Meadows and Helena Dix star in Melbourne Operaâs
Macbeth.
Melbourne Operaâs staging of Giuseppe Verdiâs
Macbeth easily falls into the former â it is faithful, camp, and in a word that feels strange to associate with the tale of a couple driven to murder and madness in the pursuit of power, joyous.
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