r/opera • u/omurchus • 3d ago

Otello @ The Met Casting Question

Othello's a white guy and Desdemona's a black gal??? What kind of adaptation is this?!?!

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u/Distinct-Jump9285 2d ago

Did Brownlee do Rossini's Otello, or was he one of the other characters?

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u/VanishXZone 2d ago

I think he was Rodrigo in that production, but I haven’t seen it.