. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . FirstLondon production May 18, 1889. First performance in English given by the Carl RosaOpera Company, at Manchester, 1893. First American production April 16, 1888, withCampanini as Otello. Some notable revivals occurred in 1894, with Tamagno and Maurel;in 1902, with Eames, Alvarez and Scotti; in 1908 at the Manhattan, with Melba, Zenatelloand Sammarco; and in 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera. Characters OTELLO, a Moor, general in
. The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records . FirstLondon production May 18, 1889. First performance in English given by the Carl RosaOpera Company, at Manchester, 1893. First American production April 16, 1888, withCampanini as Otello. Some notable revivals occurred in 1894, with Tamagno and Maurel;in 1902, with Eames, Alvarez and Scotti; in 1908 at the Manhattan, with Melba, Zenatelloand Sammarco; and in 1910 at the Metropolitan Opera. Characters OTELLO, a Moor, general in the Venetian army Tenor IAGO, (Ee-ah-goh) his ensign Baritone CASSIO, (Cass-ee-oh) his lieutenant Tenor RODERIGO, (Roh-der-ee -goh) a Venetian gentleman Tenor LODOV1CO, {Loh-doh-oee-koh) ambassador of the Venetian Republic Bass MONTANO, predecessor of Othello in the government of Cyprus Bass DESDEMONA, wife of Othello Soprano EMILIA, (Ay-mee -lee-ah) wife of Iago Mezzo-Soprano Soldiers and Sailors of the Republic; Venetians; Cyprians; Greek, Dalmatianand Albanian Soldiers; an Innkeeper. Scene and Period: End of the fifteenth century; a seaport in Cyprus. 347. VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA-VERDIS OTELLO After having given the world his splendid Aida, Verdirested on his laurels and was silent for sixteen years;then, at the age of seventy-four, he suddenly astonishedthe world with his magnificent Otello, a masterly music-drama which alone would suffice to make him famous. The change from the Verdi of 1853 and II Trovatore,to the Verdi of 1887 and Otello, is amazing. Each operaproduced by him shows a steady advance, until somethingapproximating perfection is reached in Otello, the writingof which was an astonishing feat for a man of nearly eightyyears of age. The text, by that accomplished scholar and masterlibrettist, Boito, follows closely the tragedy of Shakespeare. ACT I SCENE—Otellos Castle in Cyprus. A Storm is Ragingand the Jlngry Sea is visible in the BackgroundVenetians, s
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