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Canadian Opera Company spring season opener Macbeth leans hard into darkness and discomfort

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Sir David McVicar’s new production of Verdi’s Macbeth a fascinating way to rediscover The Scottish Play

The stars – and Scots – were aligned on Friday night, as the Canadian Opera Company opened its spring season line-up with Sir David McVicar’s new production of Verdi’sReally, it’s a perfect pairing of director and opera; last seen at the COC in 2019 for his dank, McVicar’s style leans hard into darkness and discomfort – elements I’m told are embedded into Scottish DNA. And the Bard’s play brims over with unease, telling the story of a ruler on a knife’s edge, crushed beneath hubris and guilt.

As Lady Macbeth, Bulgarian soprano Alexandrina Pendatchanska is a slow burn. One of two sopranos called in fairly last-minute to replace operatic superstar Sondra Radvanovsky –’s curse is far-reaching, it seems – Pendatchanska found herself on considerable display. Vocally, her Lady Macbeth gradually reveals itself; her top range explodes with power and her unabashed chest voice amplifies the murderous qualities that Verdi writes for the role.

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