Peter Tregear is covering the role of Elmiro for Melbourne Opera. If you attend Rossini’s opera Otello (1813) expecting something close to the structure and poetry of Shakepeare’s original – as Lord ...

In Gioachino Rossini's "Otello," it's not jealousy that proves the downfall of the title character. It's Francesco Berio di Salsa's libretto. In fairness, that's an oversimplification of complicated ...

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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 ...

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William Shakespeare was a man of the theater - but he never saw an opera in his life. The art form was just in its infancy, in Italy, when the Bard of Avon was penning his works in England. But if ...