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Iago, a scheming, malicious ensign of Otello's, wants to destroy him. And he actually succeeds in doing so in a clever way: he is able to gradually convince Otello that his idol Desdemona is cheating on him. It is only after Otello has murdered his wife in a fit of hatred and jealousy that he realizes her innocence. Full of remorse, Otello stabs himself and, dying, bids farewell to his beloved dead wife with a kiss.

Otello

Vienna State Opera

Experience the thunderous music of Otello in the hands of our opera-loving Music Director. Verdi’s score offers a thrilling exploration of uncontrolled human emotion at its most extreme. Hailed as a pinnacle of Italian operatic repertoire, Verdi’s transformation of the Shakespeare play was described by The New York Times as an “ascent towards a higher musical plane” following its 1887 premiere.

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Opera in Concert: Noseda conducts Verdi’s Otello

California Center for the Arts

Il tabarro is a gloomy marital drama set in the milieu of Parisian boatmen on the Seine: Grief for their deceased child stands between the couple Michele and Giorgetta, Giorgetta's affair with the worker Luigi ends in tragedy.

Il Trittico

«What is our life? A game! Good and evil are merely dreams, work and honesty just lies,» Hermann fatalistically concludes in Pique Dame, as he faces his end at the gaming table. Based on Pushkin’s novella, Tchaikovsky paints a picture of a world dominated by economic inequality and the law that dictates only the strongest survive. Hermann must live up to the social standing of his lover Lisa at any cost; he hopes to gain wealth through the Countess’s cursed card secret. But his hope for happiness vanishes in a spiral of obsession that drags Hermann into the abyss. Doris Soffel returns as the Countess in Sam Brown’s production. Elena Guseva takes on the role of Lisa, while Arsen Soghomonyan makes his house debut as Hermann; both have performed the roles on stages from Milan to New York. Stéphane Degout and Alexey Markov, two great baritones of our time, appear as Prince Yeletsky and Count Tomsky, respectively. The musical direction is by the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits.

Queen of Spades

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his  own identity as an exiled prince a secret. 

It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa  Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot"  (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.

Tenor

Arsen Soghomonyan

Events

Upcoming events

21 - 30 Jun, 2026

Il Trittico · Wiener Staatsoper

1 - 13 Nov, 2026

Queen of Spades · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Apr 17 - May 9, 2027

Turandot · LA Opera

Past events

4 - 11 Sep, 2025

Otello · Wiener Staatsoper

7 - 9 Jun, 2024

Opera in Concert: Noseda conducts Verdi’s Otello · National Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Calaf in Turandot by Puccini

LA Opera

Otello in Otello by Verdi

Wiener Staatsoper

Luigi in Il trittico by Puccini

Wiener Staatsoper

Herman in The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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