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Framed Album Page & Signed Card: Lillian Nordica
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Description
Framed Album Page & Signed Card: Lillian Nordica
Stunning black and white portrait of American soprano Lillian Nordica, taken in 1898 by the official photographer of the Metropolitan Opera, Aimé Dupont. Also featured is a card signed and dated 1890 and inscribed in Italian: “Qual è il mio fallo?” (“What is my fault?”), which is a line from Act III of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello.
- Photo print: 8.5” W x 10” H
- Card: 6.5” W x 4” H
- Frame: 13.25” W x 20” H
- Photographer: Aimé Dupont Studio
History
Otello
Giuseppe Verdi’s four-act opera, Otello, based on Shakespeare’s Othello, is set in the late 15th century on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
Otello is the 25th title of the 26 operas, which were composed by Verdi. He was 74 years old when he wrote it (1884-1886).
The story adheres closely to the Bard’s play. Otello, an African Moor and general in the Venetian army returns home to a plot of deception created by his subordinate, Iago, which goes awry and leads Otello into a fit of rage resulting in his murder of Desdemoda, his beloved wife. Otello falls on his dagger in despair at what he has done in the final scene, which is an oft-studied subject in literature, opera and psychology.
Before she dies in Act 3, Desdemona sings two well-known arias, “Willow Song” and “Ave Maria.”
In the Met’s 2018/2019 season, modern architectural sets were used to create a contemporary feeling, appropriate for a story, which rings as true today as it did in the 15th century.
World premiere in Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 5, 1887
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