Working for the Macbeths: A Comic Opera
90 minutes
8 singers
10 piece orchestra
Working for the Macbeths is a comic opera composed by Johanny Navarro and libretto by Marcus Yi.
Shakespeare meets Monty Python in WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS, a riotous look behind the tragedy we think we all know. After three witches prophesize the downfall of Macbeth, Florinda - Lady Macbeth’s Lady-in-Waiting - is determined to fight fate and give the Macbeths the happy ending they deserve. Can destiny be changed, or is the play doomed to repeat itself?
The opera was commissioned by American Lyric Theater. Piano / Vocal workshop was in 2023 at the Manhattan School of Music. Orchestral workshop was April 2024 at the DiMenna Center.
8 singers
10 piece orchestra
Working for the Macbeths is a comic opera composed by Johanny Navarro and libretto by Marcus Yi.
Shakespeare meets Monty Python in WORKING FOR THE MACBETHS, a riotous look behind the tragedy we think we all know. After three witches prophesize the downfall of Macbeth, Florinda - Lady Macbeth’s Lady-in-Waiting - is determined to fight fate and give the Macbeths the happy ending they deserve. Can destiny be changed, or is the play doomed to repeat itself?
The opera was commissioned by American Lyric Theater. Piano / Vocal workshop was in 2023 at the Manhattan School of Music. Orchestral workshop was April 2024 at the DiMenna Center.
