Between the Notes: Otello Virtual Lecture

You may have read Shakespeare's Othello in high school English class or seen famous adaptations on the stage or screen. If you think this has prepared you for Rossini's Otello, you would be wrong! Otello is a unique work that showcases the virtuosic singing we expect from Rossini, even as it delves deeply into themes of belonging, identity, and love. In this lecture, Scholar in Residence Dr. Lily Kass will both give context for the opera as a work of its time and propose its relevance for the current moment.

This virtual lecture will take place on Thursday, September 15 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. via Zoom. We are also holding an in-person lecture on Tuesday, September 13 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. at Comcast Circle in the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, if you'd prefer to participate in person. 

Available to Contributor level members ($100) and above. Reservations required. RSVP by September 9.

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Between the Notes is underwritten by Myron and Sheila S. Bassman.