The Dallas Opera - Macbeth Fun Facts

July 2008

Hover over a date in the calendar above to see the days event(s) listed here.

Saturday 07/12/08

12:00PM - 12:30PM
Inside The Dallas Opera on WRR 101.1 FM
Listen to WRR 101.1 FM

Sunday 07/13/08

2:00PM - 3:30PM
Milestone Culinary Arts Cooking Class - Austrian Cuisine
Milestone Culinary Arts Center - 4531 McKinney Avenue, Dallas 75205

Sunday 07/13/08

3:45PM - 5:00PM
Milestone Culinary Arts Tasting - Austrian Cuisine
Milestone Culinary Arts Center - 4531 McKinney Avenue, Dallas 75205

Monday 07/14/08

1:00PM - 2:00PM
Suzanne's Book Club - DIE FLEDERMAUS
Barnes and Noble Prestonwood Center - 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas, TX 75254

Monday 07/14/08

7:30PM - 9:30PM
Movie Screening: Dracula at the Inwood Living Room (TM)
Inwood Theatre, 5458 West Lovers Lane at Inwood, Dallas, TX 75209

Tuesday 07/15/08

6:30PM - 8:00PM
Lecture and a Schnitzel!- DIE FLEDERMAUS
Jorg’s Café Vienna - 1037 E. 15th Street, Plano, TX 75074

Wednesday 07/16/08

7:30PM - 9:30PM
Movie Screening: Carmen: A Hip Hopera at AT&T Plaza in Victory Park
AT&T Plaza in Victory Park

Thursday 07/17/08

7:00PM - 9:00PM
Ballroom Dancing Lesson at the Sammons Center
Sammons Center - 3630 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75219

Sunday 07/20/08

4:30PM - 6:30PM
AMICI - Champagne Tasting at Dali in One Arts Plaza
Dali Wine Bar & Cellar - One Arts Plaza, 1722 Routh St. #102, Dallas, TX 75201

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Where have I heard THAT before?

A heavy-metal rendition of Verdi's Macbeth is featured in Dario Argento's 1987 film, "Opera" - the story of an young opera singer stalked by a serial killer.

It's also featured in Woody Allen's film "Matchpoint" (2005) during which "O figli, O figli miei!" is sung by the iconic tenor Enrico Caruso.

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The title of a Ray Bradbury novel, "Something Wicked This Way Comes," is taken from a line in Macbeth.

In the Harry Potter books, The Weird Sisters is the name of a magical rock band?

William Faulkner's masterpiece, "The Sound and The Fury," is taken from Macbeth's famous speech in Act Five, Scene 5?

Did you know?

Macbeth is so rife with superstition that it is often referred to as “The Scottish Play” and it is said to be bad luck if the name of the play is spoken inside the theater for fear that it will cause the production to fail and cause physical injury, or worse, to cast members.

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