Othello

Othello was billed at the Royal Academy of Music as an opera in three acts with a score by Gioacchino Rossini, a translation of the Italian libretto by Alphonse Royer and Jean Vaëz, and choreography by Joseph Mazilier . It had its premiere on 2 September 1844. Although Othello is generally considered one of Rossini’s finest works along with Sémiramis and Guillaume Tell, it was not very popular in France, and it was mounted on only 11 dates between the time of its premiere and 21 October 1844…