Shylock Gets Even in Revised âMerchant of Veniceâ
Shakespeareâs âMerchant of Venice,â in which Jews are forced to wear yellow stars, has all kinds of racist messages, which must be addressed.
Aaron Pyle as Shylock â Photo courtesy of Opheliaâs Jump
A cartoon in a New Yorker magazine issue of the late 1930s showed Adolf Hitler pinning a Nazi medal on William Shakespeare for his perceived anti-Semitic slant in his play âThe Merchant of Venice.â
In recent years, various directors and actors have tried to portray a more sympathetic and humane persona in Shylock, the Jewish money lender. Still, it is the rare Jewish theater goer who can avoid a certain discomfort or resentment at the portrayal of a Jew who mourns the loss of his daughter in the same tone as a financial setback and demands a pound of flesh from the body of a defaulting borrower.
The National Kaohsiung Center For The Arts To Stage Verdi s LA TRAVIATA
CHIEN Wen-pin, Weiwuying General and Artistic Director, will conduct all four performances.by BWW News Desk
When the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, known as Weiwuying, staged Puccini s Turandot in August 2020 it proved that despite the coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan was capable of mounting world-class opera productions for live audiences. Now Weiwuying presents its acclaimed production of Verdi s La Traviata as a beacon of live performance at a time when so many opera houses around the world remain sadly silent. Weiwuying welcomes you to join us in celebrating not only Verdi s great work, but the magic and importance of live opera itself. Performances will take place on March 18 and 19 at 19:30 and March 20 and 21 at 14:30.