| Info: | Otello a former slave, has risen to the rank of general and has found love with his devoted wife, Desdemona. His friend and lieutenant Iago, empowered by a consuming envy, brilliantly plays on Otello's fatal weakness—jealousy—in his quest to destroy him.
Shakespeare's heart-wrenching tragedy is served magnificently by Giuseppe Verdi's score, which brings to thrilling life the devastating fall of a powerful man. Clifton Forbis, recently triumphant as Siegmund in Die Walküre (2006) returns to sing Verdi's most demanding tenor role.
Conductor: Paolo Olmi
Director: Paul Curran
Set & Costume Designer: Paul Edwards Otello: Clifton Forbis
Desdemona: Tiziana Caruso
Iago: Scott Hendricks |
