Otello /tags/otello Otello en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:37:26 GMT Weekly Highlights: September 18th - 24th /classical-101/2016-09-15/weekly-highlights-september-18th-24th Every week is concert week on Classical 101. Tune in to hear everything from Ravel to Bach with witty insight and conversation from hosts in-the-know.… Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:37:26 GMT /classical-101/2016-09-15/weekly-highlights-september-18th-24th Kylie Harwell Opera Abbreviated: Giuseppe Verdi's Otello /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2015-10-06/opera-abbreviated-giuseppe-verdis-otello Welcome to Opera Abbreviated, your very own series of podcasts designed to give you a pithy sense of the operas being presented by the Metropolitan… Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:00:00 GMT /podcast/classical-101-podcasts/2015-10-06/opera-abbreviated-giuseppe-verdis-otello Christopher Purdy The Problem with the Dark Makeup /classical-101/2015-09-25/the-problem-with-the-dark-makeup The Metropolitan Opera opened earlier this week with a new production of what is arguably the greatest Italian opera, Giuseppe Verdi's Otello. The opera… Fri, 25 Sep 2015 13:00:00 GMT /classical-101/2015-09-25/the-problem-with-the-dark-makeup Christopher Purdy The Met's Dark History: A Critical Look at Racism and Politics in Opera /classical-101/2015-08-12/the-mets-dark-history-a-critical-look-at-racism-and-politics-in-opera This season, the Metropolitan Opera will produce Rossini’s Otello without blackface—the use of dark makeup for a white actor, commonly known as a low… Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:00:00 GMT /classical-101/2015-08-12/the-mets-dark-history-a-critical-look-at-racism-and-politics-in-opera Kylie Harwell