The Otello Project

A series of three virtual workshops illuminating Pacific Symphony’s production of Verdi’s Otello

Guests (in order of appearance):
Kelebogile Besong, Desdemona
Bob Neu, stage director
Stephen Powell, Iago
Carl Tanner, Otello

Pacific Symphony Assistant Conductor, Dr. Jacob Sustaita introduces the upcoming performances of Verdi’s operatic masterpiece, Otello. In three online sessions (Zoom), he will explore the opera’s depiction of jealousy and rage by examining the work’s psychological, musical and dramatic forces.