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Otello (Othello) (Paperback)
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Otello (Othello) (Paperback)
Series: Overture Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)
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Otello, Verdi's penultimate opera, was composed more than a dozen
years after Aida, which he had intended to be his last work for the
stage. He was persuaded by his publisher Giulio Ricordi to work
with the librettist Arrigo Boito on an adaptation of Shakespeare's
Othello; the resulting work is one of the supreme examples of
Italian opera. Greeted with enormous enthusiasm at its premiere at
La Scala in 1887, Otello immediately went on to huge success in all
the major opera houses of the world. The richness of its musical
and dramatic inventiveness is largely unmatched in Verdi's output,
and its title role is perhaps the most demanding for the tenor in
any Italian opera. This volume contains articles describing how
Verdi was persuaded to write the opera and extracts from the
extended correspondence between Verdi and Boito during the period
of composition, as well as a detailed musical commentary and a
historical survey of important productions and performers of the
principal roles. The guide includes the full libretto with English
translation, a discography, a bibliography, and DVD and website
guides.
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