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Giuseppe Verdi : Otello : Prague and Pilsen production
Karásek, Jan ; Kusnjer, Ivan (advisor) ; Hajóssyová, Magdaléna (referee)
The last opera but one by Giuseppe Verdi, Otello, does not belong to often performed ones in the Czech Republic. Despite this fact there were several successful production of Otello in the last years. To these good ones belong Pilsen production ( The Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre, 2007) a Prague production ( Prage State Opera 2009). In Otello, Verdi´s masterpiece (premiere 1987 in La Scala, Milan), the composer applied new approach.Contrary to former numbered scenes he created complex interweaving of all opera components. As a theme served Shakespeare´s tragedy that remains actual even after four hundred years. Yet Verdi and his librettist Arrigo Boito changed the story a bit - or adapted it to the opera scenes to be more precise. All this was successfully capitalized by directors of both above mentioned productions Ladislav Štros in Pilsen and Lubor Cukr in Prague.Prague production, which was a renewed production of the successful one from 1991, was distinguished by a brief, pure scene, which catalyzed the characters and the singer´s performace. Even though the performace or the singers in Pilsen production was not always meeting the Prague standards, the scene was richer and the stylization fitted the director´s intentions. Both productions were well appreciated both by experts and by the audience. The fact they were performed for several years can serve as a proof.
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