Birmingham Opera Company - The African Othello thinks he’s made it – Venice’s most famous general, a hero, sent out to lead the forces whenever terror threatens. Praised by politicians and people alike – who could ask for more? And then he takes a young white wife….
Poor Desdemona, she didn’t exactly strike gold when she met him. Although according to chorus member Pete Ashton (one of many who answered the public call to action and now going through full training), there may be hope for her yet in the form A Rescue:
Pete Ashton is documenting the rehearsal process in his Flickr set Birmingham Opera’s Othello. Watch Verdi’s Othello in the gritty, industrial setting that is the Argyle Works on Great Barr Street, Birmingham B9 4EX on 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 17, 19 December at 7.15pm.
