Otello

Bühne Baden, Stadttheater, Baden, Austria

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Important Info

Type: Drama

City: Baden, Austria

Starts at: 19:30

Duration: 19h 20min

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Overview

OTHELLO, created in 1603, is a great revenge tragedy and a highly emotional jealousy drama at the same time. It's about racist stereotypes, social prejudices, archaic images of masculinity, and the fragility of love. The young London director Rikki Henry was awarded the Nestroy Prize for his production of HAMLET at the Lower Austria State Theater. With OTHELLO he continues his exploration of Shakespeare's work and a contemporary and atmospheric staging aesthetic.

A guest performance by the Lower Austria State Theater.

Who is Othello? A celebrated folk hero who won several naval battles for the Republic of Venice? A victorious general who, with strategic calculations, was able to consolidate Venice's position as a European trading power between East and West? Or just an intruder who has cleverly gained access to the Venetian
upper class? When Othello secretly takes the senator's daughter Desdemona as his wife, hidden resentment turns into open racism. Othello is now "the moor, the thick lips". In the strictly hierarchical male society, it becomes a projection surface for envious people and a target for envy and hatred of everything foreign. Without his knowledge, he creates enemies, in his private as well as in the professional environment.
The love for Desdemona turns Othello's rival, Rodrigo, against him. Iago, his ensign, feels left out because Othello has promoted a competitor to lieutenant. Iago wants revenge. When Othello leads the Venetian military in Cyprus to repel the attack by the Turks, Jago succeeds in spinning a perfidious web of fake news, lies, and intrigues. He sows doubts about Desdemona's loyalty and drives Othello to the extreme.

Venue Info

Bühne Baden - Baden
Theaterplatz 7

The Bühne Baden, with its three venues, Stadttheater, Sommerarena, and Max-Reinhardt-Foyer, is one of the leading companies in the field of musical entertainment theater.

The year-round program includes operas, operettas, musicals, concerts, and drama.

The program is complemented by varied program items in the Max-Reinhardt-Foyer as well as a separate children's and youth track.

The more than a hundred years old, listed buildings, city theater, and summer arena, offer a unique historical ambiance. The former also houses the youngest of the three venues, the Max Reinhardt Foyer.

The history of the Baden theater goes back to the year 1716 and thus has one of the oldest theater traditions in Lower Austria. As early as 1775, the city built the first theater building at the current location on Theaterplatz.

Important Info

Type: Drama

City: Baden, Austria

Starts at: 19:30

Duration: 19h 20min

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