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Composition and Scoring
- When
- 1884-1886
- Where
- Genoa and Sant' Agata
Composition began in 1884 and finished in late 1885, with scoring taking another year involving librettist re-writes.
The composition of Otello began in 1884, five years after the first drafts of the libretto. Most of the work finished in late 1885. Scoring took another year, from January 1886 onward, involving re-writes and additions by the librettist at Verdi's request.
Sources
- Otello Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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