Otello

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Otello is a four-act opera by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito.

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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

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