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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pacific Opera Victoria is not fooling around with its fine new production of Otello (the ‘h’ disappears in the opera version). Strong leads, confident direction and bold design have resulted in an ...

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 ...

Terrance McKnight: This is Every Voice with Terrance McKnight. It’s a new podcast from WQXR that interrogates the culture of our classical music scene and we look at ways to make it beautiful for all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The closing of the Monte-Carlo Opera season of 2018-2019 could not have ended ...