[contextly_auto_sidebar id="YyTq1xP90i3zZwwsdTP1SkoY0ze2uouG"] David Alden’s new production of Verdi’s Otello at the English National Opera is interesting chiefly because its Australian-born, Florida-resident tenor, Stuart Skelton decided not to black up for the title role. That’s a little unfair, as his magnificent heldentenor was clarion-bright in tone and unflaggingly dramatic. In … [Read more...]