Otello at Artscape

In a new collaboration of unprecedented scope, six Southern Hemisphere opera companies have collaborated to create a new production of Verdi’s Otello. Lithuanian tenor Kristian Benedikt sings the formidable title role, with Ferrier Prize-winning South African soprano Sarah-Jane Brandon returning from London to make her role debut as Desdemona. George Stevens brings one of his signature roles, Iago, to Cape Town for the first time, while Brad Cohen leads the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra through Verdi’s astonishing score. Festering jealousy, relationship and rank play out in this gripping production.