Ave Maria Otello, G. Verdi Maria Callas ( Most angelic and expressive Desdemona )

DONATIONS, DONAZIONI: Othello (original title in Italian, Otello) is a fouract opera with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto in Italian by Arrigo Boito, based on the work of Shakespeare Othello, the Moor of Venice. Place and date of premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887. Roles: Otello, Moor, general of the Venetian navy (dramatic tenor) Desdemona, his wife (lyrical sopranospinto) Yago, Ensign of Othello (dramatic baritone) Emilia, his wife (mezzosoprano) Lodovico (Ludovico), ambassador of Venice (bass) Heraldo (bass or baritone) Cassio, captain (lyrical or light tenor) Roderigo (Rodrigo), Venetian knight (lyrical or light tenor) Montano, Othello s predecessor in the Cyprus government (bass) Soldiers, courtiers, people of Cyprus br, br,