Once you get over the shock that Shakespeare’s immortal masterpiece has been turned into a stereotypical Italian opera of the early 19th century, where minor character Rodrigo, now in love with ...

This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows, from left, tenor Toffer Mihalka, tenor Lawrence Brownlee and bass-baritone Christian Pursell during a performance of "Otello." (Steven Pisano/Opera ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook Festival O, back for the first time since 2019, featured two works of dazed horror and a rare staging of Rossini’s “Otello.” By ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rossini’s “Otello” premiered in 1816, and the musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play was a hit for seven decades. Then Verdi’s version debuted in 1887 and was acclaimed as ...