Andrea Bocelli Releases ‘Otello’ Recording

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Tenor Andrea Bocelli has release a new recording of Verdi’s “Otello.” The opera stars Bocelli in the famed title role alongside soprano Marina Rebeka as Desdemona and Massimo Cavalletti as Iago. Conductor Steven Mercucio leads the recording and the Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa. This is the first opera recording Bocelli has appeared in since a 2016 recording {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces New Cast Change for ‘Otello’

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The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino has announced a cast change for its production of Verdi’s “Otello.” The company that the role of Desdemona will be performed by Zarina Abaeva replacing the originally announced Anastasia Bartoli. Abaeva has performed at the Perm Opera and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, among others. Her repertoire includes the music of Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc, Offenbach, Bizet, and Verdi. The {…}

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Los Angeles Opera to Live Stream Opening Performance of ‘Otello’

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The Los Angeles Opera is set to present a free live broadcast for the opening performance of Verdi’s “Otello.” The company will showcase the famed opera on May 13, 2023 at the Santa Monica Pier and CSU Dominguez Hills. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. at both location with the opera set to kick off two hours later. There will {…}

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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Otello’

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The Maggio Musicale has announced a cast change for its production of “Otello.” The company said that the title role will be performed by Arsen Soghomonyan, who will replace the originally announced Fabio Sartori. Soghomonyan is a soloist with the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Music Theatre. Prior to his debut as a tenor was the leading baritone of the Theatre. He {…}

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Gregory Kunde & Eleni Calenos Headline Maryland Lyric Opera’s ‘Otello’

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Maryland Lyric Opera will continue its 2022-23 season with Verdi’s “Otello” on March 3 and 5, 2023. The production of Verdi’s final tragedy will star Gregory Kunde in the title role, Eleni Calenos as Desdemona, and Mark Delavan as Iago. Other cast members include Patricia Schuman and Yi Li. Leading the production is conductor Philippe Augin with David Gately directing. {…}

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Greek National Opera to Stream Robert Wilson’s ‘Otello’

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The Greek National Opera will present the GNO TV premiere of Verdi’s “Otello” on Nov. 6, 2022. The opera stars Aleksandrs Antonenko in the title role alongside soprano Celia Costea and baritone Tassis Christoyannis. Other cast members include Dimitris Paksoglou, Yannis Kalyvas, Petros Magoulas, Marinos Tarnas, Pavlos Sampsakis, and Violetta Lousta. Stathis Soulis conducts a production directed by Robert Wilson. {…}

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Rossini Opera Festival 2022 Review: Otello

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(Photo: ROF/Amati Bacciardi) Without memories we are nothing but an empty shell. They define our sense of self. It is only through memory that we can make any sense of what is around us. It allows us to rationalize and contextualize tragic events, to enjoy the present, and to project the consequence of our actions into the future. Yet, memory {…}

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Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Otello’

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The Rossini Opera Festival is set to present Rossini’s “Otello.” The new production is set to star Eleonora Buratto, who takes on the role of Desdemona a year after her debut as Desdemona in Verdi’s “Otello” at the Liceu in Barcelona. The new production will be directed by Rosetta Cucchi and conducted by Yves Abel. In a statement, Buratto said, {…}

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Royal Opera House 2021-22 Review: Otello

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Photo: Clive Barda 2022 ROH This first revival of Keith Warner’s production of Verdi’s “Otello” (libretto by longstanding collaborator Arrigo Boito) comes with a frisson of contextual excitement. Warner’s expressionist production opened in 2017 starring Gregory Kunde and Jonas Kaufmann, and tried to give the piece a more existentialist reading that turned away from the problems that skin color presents {…}

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Andrea Bocelli Releases ‘Otello’ Recording

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces New Cast Change for ‘Otello’

Los Angeles Opera to Live Stream Opening Performance of ‘Otello’

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Announces Cast Change for ‘Otello’

Gregory Kunde & Eleni Calenos Headline Maryland Lyric Opera’s ‘Otello’

Greek National Opera to Stream Robert Wilson’s ‘Otello’

Rossini Opera Festival 2022 Review: Otello

Eleonora Buratto Headlines Rossini Opera Festival’s ‘Otello’

Royal Opera House 2021-22 Review: Otello