La Scala premiere of February 1887

• Verdi opera set in Cyprus
• 1887 La Scala debut
• Bard-based Verdi opera
• "Niun mi tema" opera
• "Willow Song" source
• Verdi's penultimate opera
• Role Enrico Caruso was preparing for when he died
• Shakespeare play turned opera

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Otello was the 1906 Italian silent film based on the 1887 opera of the same name by Giuseppe Verdi , both being based on the William Shakespeare play Othello . The film was directed by and starred Mario Caserini , playing opposite his wife Maria Caserini ...