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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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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 Mar. 21, 2024

For now, with Thomas as a compelling Otello, we can stick with Verdi’s title.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2023

It was a notable invitation coming from Domingo, the leading Otello of his day, who sang the role in 1986 at the very first performance of the Los Angeles company.

From New York Times May 12, 2023

With three tenor roles — Brownlee as Rodrigo, Khanyiso Gwenxane as Otello in his U.S. debut and Alek Shrader as Iago — Rossini’s version isn’t easy to cast.

From Seattle Times Sep. 26, 2022

After these preliminary appearances, which were designed to make her "feel her feet," Pauline Garcia, on May 9, 1839, made her London début at Her Majesty's Theatre, as Desdemona in "Otello."

From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by M. (Malcolm) Sterling Mackinlay

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