Otello (John Kun Park) gets a winding up from the devious Iago (Robert Balonek) in West Bay Opera’s production of “Otello.” Courtesy Natalya Polyakova. It’s amazing to witness, year after year, the ...

As ACT ONE begins, the Doge of Venice honors Otello, a Moorish general returning from a victorious battle. Otello accepts the accolades, but all he really wants is to be with the woman he loves, ...

In Gioachino Rossini's "Otello," it's not jealousy that proves the downfall of the title character. It's Francesco Berio di Salsa's libretto. In fairness, that's an oversimplification of complicated ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The most radical aspect of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Verdi’s “Otello,” unveiled for the season’s opening night on Monday, was its break with an outmoded theatrical tradition: ...

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The world premiere of Verdi's Otello, at La Scala in 1887, featured tenor Francesco Tamagno in the title role. The opera is set in a maritime city on the island of Cyprus, at the end of the 15th ...