Otello is the penultimate creation of its composer, who needed prodding to begin the project. The great Giuseppe Verdi (October 10, 1813 – January 27, 1901) had gone into retirement after the success ...

If you attend Rossini’s opera Otello (1813) expecting something close to the structure and poetry of Shakepeare’s original – as Lord Byron did when he went to a performance in Venice in 1818 – you ...

The closing of the Monte-Carlo Opera season of 2018-2019 could not have ended better than with the new production of Verdi's Otello. And Monaco knew it: under the keen direction of Daniele Callegari ...

"Instead of 'Otello' being an Italian opera written in the style of Shakespeare, 'Othello' is a play written by Shakespeare in the style of Italian opera." – George Bernard Shaw Close to 300 operas ...

In 2015, the Metropolitan Opera decided to end its practice of using dark makeup for the tenor singing the title role of Verdi’s “Otello.” While that decision prompted considerable discussion about ...

In Gioachino Rossini's "Otello," it's not jealousy that proves the downfall of the title character. It's Francesco Berio di Salsa's libretto. In fairness, that's an oversimplification of complicated ...

He was widely admired as the grand old man of Italian opera but had not produced a new work since Aida some 15 years earlier. Yet Otello features some of his most powerful music, bursting with ...

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2015-16 season will begin on September 21 with a new production of Verdi’s Otello, directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher. The new staging is set to star Aleksandrs ...

OTELLO by Giuseppe Verdi (Canadian Opera Company). At the Four Seasons Centre (145 Queen West). Runs to May 21. $22-$350. 416-363-8231. See listing. Rating: NNNN It helps that his production has a ...

The curtain rises on the long-awaited operatic production of William Shakespeare’s Otello at the Sydney Opera House. The revival director explains why you should seek it out. Opening on Saturday, the ...