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WAO’s Macbeth is a sumptuous production for the senses. The modern edge visually contrasts markedly with the near-timeless score, giving it a transcendent effect befitting a play simultaneously about the other-worldly and the closest of homes to all of us—the human heart.
So, could the answer to more peaceful coexistence lie in the form of the universal language of music, and reflection upon our own behaviour and how it mirrors that of our ancestors and surrounding organisms? For two hours on a certain Friday night, I was tempted to conclude that this was the case.
I was lucky enough to see the West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s performance of this great work, in addition to Beethoven’s 'Zur Namensfeier Overture' and 'Choral Fantasy', and found myself transported for two hours to a world of whimsical genius.
