After being postponed by pandemic restrictions days before opening at the Sydney Opera House in 2021, audiences will finally have the opportunity to see legendary German director Harry Kupfer’s highly acclaimed production of Otello opening 19 February.

One of Verdi’s most magnificent works, Otello will feature the three internationally renowned singers from the original 2021 cast to lead OA’s production of this taut, romantic tragedy.

Distilled from Shakespeare’s masterpiece, Otello is an intense chamber-like opera that explores all the problems of the world, concentrated in the lives of the three main characters: Otello, Desdemona and Iago, three of Verdi’s most demanding roles, both vocally and dramatically.

South Korean powerhouse singers Yonghoon Lee and Karah Son will reunite after garnering high praise for their performances of Calàf and Liù respectively, in the company’s current season of Turandot at the Sydney Opera House.

Andrea Battistoni, one of the world’s most brilliant young conductors, will lead the cast, Opera Australia Chorus and Opera Australia Orchestra through Verdi’s glorious score.

Production photography Jeff Busby