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 ...

We open on an enormous storm, the first glimpse of splendid work from the chorus and Iago, as ever a man apart, confiding his diabolical plot to us with its thin vindication of revenge for his rival, ...

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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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 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 ...

Opera companies worldwide revere Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello." Yet they rarely perform it. The story of a war hero tricked into thinking his wife is unfaithful, ...

WNO’s Otello: Zach Borichevsky (Cassio), George Gagnidze (Iago), Wei Wu (Lodovico), Russell Thomas (Otello), Leah Crocetto (Desdemona) — Photo: Scott Suchman Deliciously bleak, Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello ...

Reuters is reporting that Opera Software ASA — the Norwegian company best known for its web browser — is rebranding to Otello Corporation. The company says it intends to change its stock ticker on the ...

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 ...