Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut in Verdi’s tragic masterpiece Otello, showing live from the Royal Opera House.

This brand-new production is being screened live at the Eden Cinemas, offering a chance to see the world’s most famous tenor take to the stage in this iconic role.

The vision of Olivier Award-winning director Keith Warner, the production focuses on the opposition of light and dark, good and evil.

Exploring the mental collapse of Otello � urged on by Iago (French baritone Ludovic Tézier) � we see Otello believe that Desdemona (Italian soprano Maria Agresta) has betrayed him.

A psychological drama, the characters explore themes of trust and insecurity fuelled by Iago’s lies – enemies become allies and friends become foes is this dark drama.

Musically, Verdi draws upon Shakespeare’s harrowing text to create a score that carries heart-thumping intensity and the results are thrilling: from the violent storm that opens the opera to Iago’s blood-chilling Credo and Otello’s increasingly desperate duets with Desdemona.

Stylistically simple with sliding walls and shifting scenes by Boris Kudlička, the cast exudes Elizabethan glamour in their contemporary costumes by Kaspar Glaner.

Otello is being shown today at Eden Cinemas, St Julian’s, at 8.15pm. Tickets are available from www.edencinemas.com.mt and include a complimentary glass of wine and parking at the Eden Leisure car park.

 

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