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Guiseppe
Verdi Archive
Otello, based on Shakespeare's Othello, varies little from
the original except in terms of rearranging some of the action to
make the story shorter and to emphasize Otello's charisma. The music
is lovely, fierce, and sad. Favorite aira is the Willow song.
Don
Carlo. You might be more familiar with some of Verdi's more popular
operas, like Aida or Rigoletto. Verdi's strengths
lie in his ability to reveal the inner torment of the characters through
music which is somehow angst-ridden and incredibly beautiful at the
same time. How he does it, I have no idea. Maybe it's the beard.
 Falstaff
concerns Shakespeare's great character and his exploits with women and
cowardise, lots of beautiful music, and a lovely libretto. A good time
will be had by all.
 Verdi's
Rigoletto.
This is everything an opera should be. There's murder and love and sex
and betrayal and horrible, horrible agonizing sorrow -- and really great
music too!
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