FULL Othello (based on Verdi) InSeries Washington DC 2022 Arreola Diggle Jackson Mellon
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Othello
- Composer: Verdi Giuseppe, Matthew Evan Taylor
- Libretto: Andrew Albin after William Shakespeare Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Source Theater, Washington DC
- Recorded: July 2022
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: Brian Arreola, Maribeth Diggle, Walker J. Jackson, Robert Mellon, Elizabeth Mondragon
- Conductor: Emily Baltzer
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Timothy Nelson
- Costume Designer: Kathryn Kawecki
- Lighting Designer: Tláloc Lopez-Watermann
Information about the Recording
- Published by: InSeries
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs
- Video Recording from: Vimeo FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Othello tells the story of a Venetian Moor — a Black man — who rises to the top of Venetian society through his masterful work as a commander of the military, leading Venice to victory over its enemies. He wins the top prize of this male-dominated society in the form of his marriage to Desdemona, who is from a Venetian (white) family. Othello’s ensign, Iago (a white man), is resolved to destroy Othello. The entire plot revolves around Iago’s manipulation of the very structures of the Venetian society that Othello has navigated and thrived within. Iago’s machinations create a trap in which Othello is convinced to destroy his own contentment: Othello will be convinced to kill the wife he loves and, after discovering how he has been deceived and manipulated into destroying everything he has worked for, he will kill himself.