[Opera] / [Verdi] / [Poster].
[Milan], R. Stabilimento Ricordi-Milano, [1894]
Othello. G. Verdi.
Very rare color lithograph poster produced in conjunction with the Paris premier of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Otello. Verdi (1813-1901) had retired from opera after Aida in 1871, but his publisher, Giulo Ricordi (1840-1912), and the librettist Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) at last convinced him to return with Otello, which premiered on..... More