Michel Friedman in conversation with well known personalities, from all walks of life, about the relevance to, and impact on our lives, and questions raised by certain operas during the season.
POWER & Verdi's Macbeth
Verdi aimed to be as true to Shakespeare as possible in his opera, about an ambitious couple who turn to murder after prophesies start coming true. Why do powerful people often long to be even more powerful, and how far will they go? If you understand a bit of German you might like to hear Michel Friedman in discussion with Anne Brorhilker, a lawyer and senior public prosecutor in Cologne who got convictions for people guilty of stock trading scams. She changed careers in April 2024, and started running Bürgerbewegung Finanzwende, where she continues to work fighting financial crime.
