Macbeth

The Lyric Opera kicks of its 2021/22 season with Giuseppe Verdi's operatic adaptation of Shakespear's Macbeth (a.k.a. the Scottish play). Appropriately, there's a Scottish director (Sir David McVicar) in charge of this new production, which also marks the debut of the Lyric's new musical director Enrique Mazzola. The three-hour show tells the tragic tale of the titular Scottish king's rise to power, as well as the bloody consequences of his ascent to the throne. Keep an eye out for Berwyn-born soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, who takes on the role of Lady Macbeth.