Otello

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

1964: Presented by the University of Cape Town Opera Company in the Cape Town City Hall, conducted by David Tidboald (April).

1964: Presented in the Cape Town City Hall, conduced by Erik Chisholm (3 and 4 November).

1965: Presented by the University of Cape Town Opera Company in the Cape Town City Hall, conducted by David Tidboald (June).

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 Unpublished PhD thesis.

Sjoerd Alkema. 2012. "Conductors of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra, 1914-1965: a historical perspective". University of Cape Town. Unpublished PhD thesis.