This image released by Opera Philadelphia shows, from left, tenor Toffer Mihalka, tenor Lawrence Brownlee and bass-baritone Christian Pursell during a performance of "Otello." (Steven Pisano/Opera ...

I must admit that I entered LoftOpera's performance of Rossini's take on OTELLO with some trepidation. Besides having a particular affection for the Verdi version, my experience with "alternate ...

If you attend Rossini’s opera Otello (1813) expecting something close to the structure and poetry of Shakepeare’s original – as Lord Byron did when he went to a performance in Venice in 1818 – you ...

In Gioachino Rossini's "Otello," it's not jealousy that proves the downfall of the title character. It's Francesco Berio di Salsa's libretto. In fairness, that's an oversimplification of complicated ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Here is the “other” Otello – the 1816 opera by Rossini that was swept aside by Verdi’s 1887 version. It’s a ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rossini’s “Otello” premiered in 1816, and the musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous play was a hit for seven decades. Then Verdi’s version debuted in 1887 and was acclaimed as ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rossini's 'œOtello'ť premiered in 1816, and the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play was a hit for seven decades. Then Verdi's version debuted in 1887 and was acclaimed ...