Otello: Presented by the Canadian Opera Company

Otello a former slave, has risen to the rank of general and has found love with his devoted wife, Desdemona. His friend and lieutenant Iago, empowered by a consuming envy, brilliantly plays on Otello's fatal weakness—jealousy—in his quest to destroy him. Shakespeare's heart-wrenching tragedy is served magnificently by Giuseppe Verdi's score, which brings to thrilling life the devastating fall of a powerful man. Clifton Forbis, recently triumphant as Siegmund in Die Walküre (2006) returns to sing Verdi's most demanding tenor role.