Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Othello
Production Date
1939
Photograph Caption
Iago tells why he hates Othello and reveals his strategy for Othello's destruction. Lawrence Tibbett sings the baritone role of Iago for the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Dialogue
Iago: "For that I do suspect the lusty Moor
Hath leaped into my seat. The thought whereof
Doth like a poisonous mineral gnaw my inwards.
And nothing can or shall content my soul
Till I am evened with him, wife for wife.
Or failing so, yet that I put the Moor
At least into a jealousy so strong
That judgment cannot cure...Make the Moor thank me, love me, and reward me
For making him egregiously an ass
And practicing upon his peace and quiet
Even to madness. 'Tis here, but yet confused.
Knavery's plain face is never seen till used." (Shakespeare, "Othello," II.i.304-321).
Play Title
Othello
Venue
Opera; Stage
Company Location
New York (N.Y.)
Company Name
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Place of Production
New York (N.Y.)
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Iago: Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
Other Credits
Giuseppe Verdi - Composer
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
7 x 9 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
