World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut in Otello, Verdi’s passionate retelling of Shakespeare’s great tragedy of jealousy, deception, and murder. Soprano Maria Agresta will be his Desdemona and baritone Ludovic Tézier his nemesis Iago in a new production by Olivier Award-winning director Keith Warner. A major work of the opera repertory, Verdi’s Otello draws on the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, the Royal Opera Chorus, and this stellar line-up of principal singers, with exquisite duets, emotionally potent solo numbers, and thrilling choruses.

Run time is approximate and includes intermission.