Opera Reminiscences, Plate 1st: Desdemona and Otello
William Heath ('Paul Pry') British
Publisher Thomas McLean British
Subject William Shakespeare British
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Desdemona stands at left, one arm outstretched towards Otello, who wears Turkish costume, has his arms raised and his mouth open as if in song. Rossini's opera was based on a French adaption of the story, rather than directly on Shakespera's play, and was first performed in London in 1822.
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