“Otello”

by Giuseppe Verdi libretto (English)

Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Act Four

Roles

Otello, a Moorish general - tenor
Desdemona, his wife - soprano
Iago, Otello's ensign - baritone
Emilia, wife of Iago and maid of Desdemona - mezzo-soprano
Cassio, Otello's captain - tenor
Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice - tenor
Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic - bass
Montano, former Governor of Cyprus - bass
A herald - bass
Chorus: Venetian soldiers and sailors; and Cypriot townsfolk and children

Time: The late 1400s.
Place: A coastal city on the island of Cyprus.

libretto by Avril Bardoni

Contents: Roles; Act One; Act Two; Act Three; Act Four