METROPOLITAN OPERA simulcast of “”Otello”

     Recently I saw the simulcast of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello” from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The simulcast was held at Potomac Yards Theatres on Jeff Davis Highway in Alexandria. The setting was Cyprus in the late 19^th Century where the Moor Otello is the governor and his ensign is Iago, who secretly hates Otello. Iago knows that Otello is a very jealous man and concocts a plan to ruin him by planting seeds of distrust between Otello and his wife, Desdemona. As always, the Met’s production was wonderful with an outstanding cast of  Aleksandra Antonenko as Otello, Sonya Yoncheva as Desdemona and Zelijko Lucic as Iago. The conductor was Yannick Nezet-Seguin. I encourage you to attend these simulcasts. An added benefit are the backstage interviews during intermission and the camera shots  of the opera house and audience. For more information and tickets, check the website at www.fathomevents.com. Tickets are very reasonable.