[ noun ] the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife <noun.person>
Meanwhile, the Fringe includes A Midsummer Night's Dream and Iago (rewrites of the Shakespeare plays) done by the Ukrainian company Theatre on Podol; the latter takes place in a swimming pool.
Artists returning after an absence of a season or more include Katia Ricciarelli, as Desdemona in "Otello," with Domingo as Otello and Justino Diaz as Iago and Kleiber conducting.
There's a creepy eroticism to the scene that perfectly matches the late Micheal Mac Liammoir's oily puckishness as Iago.
Two performances emerge with great credit: David Bliss as Iago and Alison Williams as Emilia find subtleties and strengths in the verse, creating energy from what they do on stage.
Only the Iago - the Czech baritone Ivan Kusnjer - was a proper match for his part.
For example, when the costumes were missing for the scene in which Iago kills Roderigo, Welles moved the action to a steam room and had the actors wear sheets.