Sarà in scena questa sera al teatro D'Annunzio di Latina (ore 21) lo spettacolo "Otello" tratto dal testo di William Shakespeare, traduzione e drammaturgia di Letizia Russo e la regia di Andrea ...
Otello (Italian pronunciation: [oˈtɛllo]) 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, first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 5 February 1887.
Often cited as Italian opera’s greatest tragedy, Otello is a miraculous union of music and drama—a masterpiece as profound philosophically as it is thrilling theatrically.
Otello, opera in four acts by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi (Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito) that premiered at La Scala opera house in Milan on .
Otello: Outside of his conversation with Iago, Otello remains silent. He wanders through the crowd and as he approaches different people, they turn away from him, not even making eye contact.
Otello, the operatic version of Shakespeare’s tragic hero Othello, is a character with a Moorish background whose skin tone is written as being noticeably darker than that of the Venetians’ and Cypriots’ who surround him.
Otello plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
On a stormy evening, the people of Cyprus anxiously await the arrival of the new governor, Otello, from a naval battle with the Turks (Chorus, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo: Una vela! / "A sail!").
Browse through all arias, ensembles and roles from the opera Otello by Giuseppe Verdi. With links to the scenes with movies and more information.
Otello is furious and announces that he has been called back to Venice and that Cassio is to succeed him as governor of Cyprus. In his rage, he behaves like anything but a Venetian Lion.