Jealousy, ambition and hate are the dark forces at play in Opera Lyra Ottawa's next opera, Otello, Verdi's gripping masterpiece being presented March 31, April 2, 4 & 7, 2007 at the National Arts Centre.
This emotionally charged opera recounts the infamous tale of Otello, the Venetian army's heroic Moorish General who loses his honour and his mind when he succumbs to the wicked, duplicitous schemes of Iago, one of history's most depraved villains. Iago displays both brilliance and brutality as he ensnares Desdemona, Otello's fair and devoted wife, into his calculated quest to exact vengeance upon the man he believes has robbed him of military glory and might.
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