Verdi Otello (2015)

Tony Award winner Bartlett Shers bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdis dynamic setting of Shakespeares great tragedy At the helm of this performance is riveting conductor Yannick NézetSéguin who brings out all the cascading emotions in Verdis turbulent score Aleksandrs Antonenko is the Moor Otello the triumphant general of the Venetian army who is ultimately brought down by the sly insinuations of his friend Iago Željko Lučić Sonya Yoncheva continues to win fans as Desdemona Otellos faithful and longsuffering wife With Günther Groissböck as Lodovico and Dimitri Pittas as Cassio