Otello

American  

[aw-tel-law] / ɔˈtɛl lɔ /

noun

1. an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.

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Example Sentences

If there is anything symbolic about this show at the Chandler this moment, it is that the first major L.A. opera announced itself 40 years ago with the greatest opera based on a Shakespeare tragedy, Verdi’s “Otello,” and has now marked its latest anniversary with the greatest musical theater based on a Shakespeare tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times

Since his debut with the company in 2015, he has sung Pollione in “Norma,” Cavaradossi in “Tosca,” the title roles in “The Clemency of Titus,” “Oedipus Rex” and “Otello,” as well as Radames in “Aida.”

From Los Angeles Times

Between Otello Stolfo’s pinpoint production design and costume designer Steph Hooke’s wide lapels, the kitsch doesn’t tip over into cartoon.

From Los Angeles Times

But despite a slightly better reception, “Simon Boccanegra” faded from the La Scala lineup while other Verdi operas like “Don Carlo,” “La Traviata” and “Otello” packed the house.

From New York Times

Two months later I was back at the Met for Verdi’s “Otello” starring, no less, Renata Tebaldi as Desdemona.

From New York Times