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Revision as of 11:52, 16 February 2024
Otello is a four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito.
Contents
The original text
Based on Shakespeare's play Othello.
Premiered at La Scala Opera House in Milan on February 5, 1887.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1988: Presented by CAPAB Opera (15 October – 7 November)
2013: Presented by Cape Town Opera (6-13 April)
Sources
Cantoni, Linda and Schwarm, Betsy. "Otello". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Aug. 2014, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Otello-opera-by-Verdi.
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
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