Verdi’s “Macbeth” was never like this. Here, too, the story is Shakespeare’s, more or less, but the trappings are vintage Chinese.
“The Kingdom of Desire,” which opened at the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. on Thursday evening, is an adaptation of “Macbeth” in the style of Beijing opera by the Contemporary Legend Theater of Taiwan.
James R. Oestreich: The Lady Is a Villain and the Trappings Are Chinese
Posted by Sophie Beach | Jun 4, 2005
Categories : Culture & the Arts,Taiwan
Tags :peking opera,shakespeare,theater
