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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. Clifton Forbis, triumphant as Siegmund in Die Walküre, returns to sing Verdi's most demanding tenor role.
At the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W., Toronto. Performance time is approximately three hours, 10 minutes with two intermissions. Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™.
Conductor: Paolo Olmi Director: Paul Curran Set & Costume Designer: Paul Edwards
Otello: Clifton Forbis Desdemona: Tiziana Caruso Iago: Scott Hendricks
A new co-production with Welsh National Opera. Tiziana Caruso as Desdemona and Clifton Forbis as Otello in the Canadian Opera Company production. Photo: Michael Cooper © 2010
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