The Legacy of Othello
The Legacy of Othello

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The Legacy of Othello

8.0(1 votes)
2022
0h 53m
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poetrypoetry recitationstage performanceliteracystage playclassic literatureliterature creationsocial & cultural documentarybritish literatureliterature history

Overview

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

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