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BROADCAST OF JANUARY 8, 2005, 1:30 P.M. THE METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK THE 2004-05 METROPOLITAN OPERA BROADCAST SEASON IS MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS GRANTS FROM THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION AND THE VINCENT A. STABILE FOUNDATION
OTELLO
Music by Giuseppe Verdi Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after the play by William Shakespeare
THE STORY
ACT I. As a tempest rages in the harbor of Cyprus, citizens await the arrival of their governor, Otello. Sighting his ship, the Cypriots call on heaven to spare it. Safely in port, Otello proclaims victory over the Turks ("Esultate!"), then enters his castle. His ensign, Iago, angered by the ...