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 ...

Los Angeles Opera began last week with the Pulitzer Prize announcement that “Omar,” the acclaimed new opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels, was being honored as the year’s best musical ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The cast is rounded out by Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program alumna Deborah ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Canadian Opera Company closes its 2018/2019 season with Otello, Verdi's ...

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 ...

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 ...

The one rocky moment in Opera North’s new production of Otello comes in the opening minutes; Verdi’s storm-tossed prelude blasts out gloriously, the huge ensemble cast enter and stare boldly out into ...

Midway through Otello, a pained expression crosses the title character’s face as he staggers from the bed he shares with the beautiful Desdemona. “My joy is so fierce, I fear it will stifle me,” sings ...

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 ...