By Stephen GreenblattMacbetha play by William Shakespeare, directed by Rupert GooldMacbethan opera by Giuseppe Verdi, directed by Adrian NobleIn the company of Banquo, King Duncan arrives in great good spirits at the castle of his principal thane Macbeth to whose

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