![]() ![]() The pageantry of opera opens as Otello returns home victorious through a wild storm of eleventh chords, woodwind lightning and ripping winds in the strings. Action takes place on all levels and is a delight to the eye. Brought forward to the 19th century when the opera was composed, Shakespeare is tipped in the basic ‘public’ set which is shaped like the Globe Theater, a semi circle with three tiers of balconies. The Lyric revived a 2001 production by Sir Peter Hall, and it is masterful. The tale of a war hero whose confidence in love belies his military authority starts with a triumphant ‘escultate’ and ends in the silence of his death. This is before music is deployed to engage the ear and as well as the mind wrapped around glorious language. By paring down the drama and sharpening its story arc Otello becomes more powerful. Or perhaps outdoes is not the correct verb. The apostasy often whispered about the Verdi Otello is that it outdoes Shakespeare. Johan Botha (Otello), Ana Marie Martinez (Desdemona), Falk Struckmann (Iago), Antonio Poli (Cassio), John Irvin (Rodrigo), Julia Anne Miller (Emilia). Performances on October 17, 21, 25, 29, November 2. Libretto by Arrigo Boito after Shakespeare ![]()
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