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Issue 18 – Assumption 2023

Arts and Letters

Not There to Shield You

Macbeth

Giuseppe Verdi

Canadian Opera Company

April 28–May 20, 2023

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“‘What’s Verdi got to do with it?’ Peppone interrupted. ‘Verdi’s no artist; he’s just a man with a heart as big as this—’

“And he threw out his arms so eloquently that they cut a wide swathe all around him. Don Camillo wasn’t agile enough to get out of the way, and received a blow in the stomach. But out of respect for Verdi he said nothing.”


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About the author

Jane Stannus

Jane Stannus is a contributor to the Spectator, the Critic, the Telegraph, and other publications.