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 Unpublished PhD thesis.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