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Special Offer for Leadership Greater Washington: Select orchestra seats from $49 for WNO’s Macbeth performance on November 21 *
Join us at Washington National Opera’s production of Macbeth on Thursday, November 21! LGW Member discounted tickets in the orchestra range from $49 - $99, and include a pre-performance lecture and an intermission champagne reception.
Mention offer number "580498" or code “LGW” if ordering by phone at (202) 467-4600 or at the Box Office. Order online here.
*Offer available on select seats for WNO’s Macbeth on 11/21 only. Offer subject to availability. Not valid in combination with any other offer. Not valid on previously purchased tickets. Offer may be withdrawn at any time without notice. Service fees may apply.
About the Performance:
Massive ensembles. White hot arias. The dark recesses of the mind. Verdi’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s smoldering tragedy is a riveting exploration of power, corruption, and freedom. Fresh off the success of Romeo and Juliet in our 2023–2024 season, Washington National Opera brings the Bard’s historical epic back for the first time in 17 years.
Meet opera’s most power-hungry couple: Macbeth and his Lady. When they’re caught in a murderous plot to claim the Scottish throne, their manic greed for control has no end. Verdi wrote this powerhouse during Italy’s independence movement, and it soars with themes of political corruption, tyrannical rule, and liberation of the people.
Macbeth takes audiences through a gripping tale of ambition and scandal, from the first note to the spectacular closing chorus. As the chilling finale approaches, ghosts of the past lurk in the shadows. Power unchecked comes at a cost; what can stop its bloody path of destruction?
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Music by Giuseppe Verdi / Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei after William Shakespeare’s play
In Italian with Projected English Titles
Composed 1847–1865
