As ACT ONE begins, the Doge of Venice honors Otello, a Moorish general returning from a victorious battle. Otello accepts the accolades, but all he really wants is to be with the woman he loves, ...
Aleksandrs Antonenko is the first tenor at the Met not to appear in blackface as the lead in Verdi’s opera – but musically, the real story was a dazzling sporano Though general manager Peter Gelb ...
Q. This fall, the Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting an acclaimed production of Verdi’s “Otello” starring celebrated tenor Ben Heppner in the title role. Heppner, who is white, is playing one of the ...
Opera companies now eschew the once traditional black makeup for the lead in Verdi’s masterpiece, but it remains a controversial issue that highlights the need to nurture more diverse talent German ...
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