References:

On Balanchine and Jewels—Jennifer Homan: Mr. B. Random House, NY, 2023 (trade paperback edition).

On the opera—Julian Budden: The Operas of Verdi, Vol. 1, From Oberto to Rigoletto, Praeger, NY, 1973.

—Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave, and Andrei Maffei: Macbeth. Univ. of Chicago/Ricordi, 2 vols., vocal score based on the critical edition of the orchestral score, David Lawton, ed.

On the Met production—Louisa Proske: A Note from the Director, in the Met Opera program, 9/29/26.

—Rachel Sherman: Mayhem in Leaps and Bounds, in the New York Times, 10/9/26.

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NEXT TIME: I’ll be seeing Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo, based on George Saunders’ novel of the same name, on November 3rd. Given the press of another project I’m working on, I’ll play it safe with a projected publishing date for my report of November 20.

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