How to Listen to and Understand Opera Season 1 Episode 20 Verdi and Otello, II
- November 1, 2023
- 45 min
The Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi and opera seria are the focus of Lectures 19 through 22. We learn how Verdi dominated the operatic scene in Italy for more than half a century by the power of his beautiful melodies and his focus on human emotions and psychological insight. Verdi's style is discussed with references to Rigoletto, La Traviata, and Otello.