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Otello ossia l'Africano di Venezia is a dramma per musica in three acts by Gioachino Rossini to an Italian libretto by Francesco Berio di Salsa, based on William Shakespeare's play Othello. It was first performed in Naples at the Teatro del Fondo on 4 December 1816. Rossini's Otello, while following the general outline of Shakespeare's play, differs in many details. Iago is not the villain of the opera, but rather Roderigo, jealous of Otello and Desdemona's love. The opera places much more emphasis on the love triangle between Otello, Desdemona, and Roderigo, whereas Shakespeare's play gives more attention to the relationship between Otello and Iago. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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