Tenors Lawrence Brownlee & Khanyiso Gwenxane perform Rossini's Otello

Opera Philadelphia Tenors' Lawrence Brownlee & Khanyiso Gwenxane perform Gioachino Rossini's Otello: “Che ascolto? ahimé, che dici?”, accompanied by pianist, Grant Loehnig from our Performance Studio in Philadelphia.

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For most opera fans, the name Otello is solidly associated with Giuseppe Verdi. Opera Philadelphia – in keeping with the spirit of its Festival O22 – will instead perform Gioachino Rossini’s lesser-known take on Shakespeare’s drama, with all the fireworks one can expect from a bel canto opera.

Premiering on Sept. 23, the production features star tenor and Opera Philadelphia artistic advisor Lawrence Brownlee, but not in the title role: he’s making his 18th Rossini role debut in the even more stratospheric part of Rodrigo, while South African tenor Khanyiso Gwenxane makes his American debut as Otello.

Both tenors recently stopped by the WRTI Performance Studio with Opera Philadelphia’s head of music staff, Grant Loehnig, to talk about the piece and give us a musical taste.

Producers: John Scherch, Zeviel Kane
Production Manager: Tyler McClure
Video Production: Jason Fifield
Audio Production: Paul Marchesani, Ryan Hankins
Thumbnail photo: Ryan Hankins

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