The Canadian Opera Company closes its 2018-19 season with Verdi’s Otello. A former slave, Otello is now captain of the Venetian fleet and the new governor of Cyprus. When Iago, Otello’s trusted advisor, is passed over for a promotion, he plots to destroy Otello by turning him against his friends and his beloved wife, Desdemona. Preying on Otello’s insecurities, Iago plants suspicions about…
