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VIDEO: Bartlett Sher Directs Verdi's 'Otello' on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES Today

by TV News Desk — February 21, 2016

Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, OTELLO, airs on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met today, February 21 at 12 p.

Metropolitan Opera's 50th Anniversary Season to Feature Bartlett Sher in ROMEO ET JULIETTE, Nina Stemme in New TRISTAN, Gala Concert and More!

by Christina Mancuso — February 17, 2016

The Metropolitan Opera's 2016-17 season, the 50th anniversary of its home at Lincoln Center, will feature 225 opera performances of 26 operas in a varied repertory that ranges from 18th century masterpieces to one of the most acclaimed operas in recent years.

VIDEO: First Look - Bartlett Sher Directs Verdi's 'Otello' on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES, 2/21

by Caryn Robbins — February 12, 2016

Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, OTELLO, airs on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met Sunday, February 21 at 12 p.

BWW Review: All Puccini, All the Time at the Met with LA BOHEME and TURANDOT

by Richard Sasanow — January 25, 2016

Sometimes, the Metropolitan Opera seems like an endless Puccini festival.

Bartlett Sher Directs New Staging of Verdi's OTELLO on PBS's 'Great Performances,' 2/21

by Caryn Robbins — January 19, 2016

Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, Otello, airs on THIRTEEN'SGreat Performances at the Met Sunday, February 21 at 12 p.

BWW Review: New York Opera in 2015 - Gifts that Keep on Giving

by Richard Sasanow — January 4, 2016

No more carping about out-of-tune singing (for the rest of 2015).

The Met Opera in HD's OTELLO Set for Ridgefield Playhouse Today

by BWW News Desk — October 23, 2015

The Ridgefield Playhouse and the AAA Northeast Live in HD Series and bring Verdi's Otello to The Ridgefield Playhouse today, October 23 at 3pm.

New Met Opera's OTELLO Set for Peterborough Players' Arts on Screen Series

by Tyler Peterson — October 13, 2015

The Peterborough Players' Arts on Screen 2015-2016 Series presents its second Metropolitan Opera Live offering, Giuseppe Verdi's OTELLO, this Saturday, October 17th at 1pm.

The Met Opera in HD's OTELLO Set for Ridgefield Playhouse, 10/23

by Tyler Peterson — October 8, 2015

The Ridgefield Playhouse and the AAA Northeast Live in HD Series and bring Verdi's Otello to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Saturday, October 23 at 3pm.

Photo Flash: First Look at Aleksandrs Antonenko, Željko Lucic & More in Met Opera's OTELLO

by Matt Smith — October 8, 2015

The Live in HD season continues on Saturday, October 17 with Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher's acclaimed new production of Verdi's late masterpiece based on Shakespeare's tragic drama of jealousy and deceit, Otello.

BWW Review: Yoncheva as Desdemona Shines in New Verdi OTELLO at the Met

by Richard Sasanow — October 7, 2015

When Verdi and Boito were writing their operatic version of Shakespeare's OTHELLO, they were competing with the already-successful (though less faithful) version written by Rossini and thought about calling their opera IAGO.

The Metropolitan Opera's 2015-16 Season to Open with OTHELLO

by Tyler Peterson — September 11, 2015

The Metropolitan Opera will open its 131st season on Monday, September 21 with a new production of Verdi's Otello.

Capitol Center for the Arts Sets MET: Live in HD Screenings for 2015-16

by Tyler Peterson — September 3, 2015

The Capitol Center for the Arts is pleased to announce that it will present 11 productions in next season's Met: Live in HD series, beginning with Verdi's Il Trovatore on Saturday, October 3, at 12:55pm.

Met Opera Will Drop Use of 'Blackface' in Production of OTELLO

by Christina Mancuso — August 5, 2015

The Metropolitan Opera's production of Otello will no longer be performed with its leading character in blackface.

Metropolitan Opera Season Opens With OTELLO, Directed by Tony Winner Bartlett Sher

by Christina Mancuso — July 29, 2015

The Met season opens with Verdi's masterful Otello, inspired by Shakespeare's play and matching it in tragic intensity.

Verdi's DON CARLO to Return to the Met Opera, 3/30

by Christina Mancuso — March 25, 2015

Verdi's sweeping historical tragedy Don Carlo will return to the Met stage March 30for an eight-performance revival conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the dynamic maestro who led the 2010 Met premiere ofNicholas Hytner's critically acclaimed production.