Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Words by Arrigo Boito
Based on William Shakespeare’s Othello

LOVE TESTS, DESIRE DESTROYS.

A general and his wife. His scheming friend. A whispered lie.

In Shakespeare’s most psychologically brutal tragedy, a single lie unravels everything, with music as devastating as the emotions it unleashes.

Sung in Italian with projected English translations. Featuring the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Calgary Opera Chorus.

FRI APR 16, 2027 — 7:30 PM
SUN APR 18 — 2:00 PM • NEW MATINEE!
SAT APR 24 — 7:30 PM

Single tickets for Otello go on sale in April 2026.

Tickets are 50% off for ages 18 & under.
All individual tickets include a 3.5% service fee

Sung in Italian with projected English translations

Location: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Opera Talk one hour before the show. More info

Run time 2h55m including one 25m intermission.

Seating is assigned (View map)

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Conductor - Jonathan Brandani

Stage Director - Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan

Otello - Marcelo Puente

Desdemona - Anna Pompeeva

Iago - TBA

Cassio - TBA

Roderigo - Matthew Bermudez

Emilia - Simona Genga

Lodovico - Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega

Montano & Herald - George Theodorakopoulos

OTELLO