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Tenor

Kristian Benedikt

Otello

Soprano

Leslie Ann Bradley

Desdemona

Baritone

Todd Thomas

Iago

Adam Luther

Cassio

Mezzo-soprano

Lynne McMurtry

Emilia

Bass

Jeremy Bowes

Lodovico

Matthew Bruce

Roderigo

Alexander Dobson

Montano

Conductor

Timothy Vernon

Stage director

Glynis Leyshon

Costume designer

Peter Hartwell

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Pacific Opera Victoria

Otello -  (Othello)

Victoria

Canada

Royal Theatre

Otello Verdi

Othello

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An incredible drama … Otello is an opera of extremes.  Otello transforms from loving husband to cold-blooded killer, as he puts his trust in the manipulative...

Otello has been called the Everest beside which all other Italian operas are foothills. It is undoubtedly one of the greatest operas ever written, displaying perfection and beauty, both dramatic and musical. This is due to three people: William Shakespeare, whose Othello is itself a masterpiece of dramatic intensity; Arrigo Boito, who did a consummate job of turning Shakespeare’s play into a libretto; and Giuseppe Verdi, who was at the peak of his powers, having evolved into a late style of composition marked by sophistication, subtlety, and economy. Nothing superfluous, nothing but what is absolutely necessary to the drama, as little noise as possible.

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