Once you get over the shock that Shakespeare’s immortal masterpiece has been turned into a stereotypical Italian opera of the early 19th century, where minor character Rodrigo, now in love with ...

The Metropolitan Opera is poised to make a big change to its production of Verdi's Otello when the fall season opens next month. It says it will be dropping the blackface-style makeup worn by the ...

Verdi's opera "Otello" is based on Shakespeare’s play about a North African general who becomes a war hero and tries to fit into high — white — society in Venice. It is renowned for its challenging ...

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Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro ...

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BRIDGETON — Richard Nicosia will perform the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" in performances to be held as part of the Atlantic Coast Opera Festival in Philadelphia and Cherry Hill ...

Dramatic tenor Clifton Forbis’ pure vocal strength is truly something to behold. Dark and haunting, this “Otello” provides a worthy conclusion to Nashville Opera’s season. Soprano Mary Dunleavy makes ...

The Metropolitan Opera is poised to make a big change. When the fall production of Verdi's Otello opens next month, its lead character will not be wearing the traditional blackface-style makeup. The ...