I kissed thee ere I killed thee

The drama and the tragedy of Verdi's Shakespearean masterpiece return in this sizzling production from Bartlett Sher, first seen in 2015. A heady epic of envy and greed, the Met's Otello is sure to be a thrilling experience for those seeing it for the first time or the fortieth. Featuring Michael Fabiano and Brian Jagde as the beleaguered commander, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat and Artur Ruciski as the sinister Iago who whispers fatal falsehoods into his ear.

The story of Otello

A general in the Venetian army, the imposing Othello is aided by his ensign, the villainous and cunning Iago. With a merciless zeal, Iago plots behind the back of his captain, manipulating his emotions for his own gain. When the younger and less experienced Cassio is promoted ahead of him, his attention turns to destroying Othello once and for all, taking away the one thing he holds most dear, his wife Desdemona.

Written by Shakespeare in 1604 and adapted by Verdi in the late 1870's, Otello's themes of jealousy, discrimination, racism, and revenge remain relevant to this day, marking it as one of the most performed works - in any version- the world over.