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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

“And if you’re singing the most dramatic parts like Otello, you can’t keep it up forever. I would quite like to sing until I’m 55 or 60.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

This was not a heroic Otello belting out his opening, “Esultate,” in the glory of having triumphantly landed his storm-tossed ship.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

Six years later, Thomas is back in Los Angeles starring as Otello in a six-performance run that begins Saturday.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2023

The transformation of style that has led Verdi to rise from "Trovatore" to "Otello" is there to attest it.

From Masters of French Music by Arthur Hervey

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