About This Song
About "Otello: Act II. D'un uom che geme…" by Eric Owens
Otello’s Act II turns on 'D’un uom che geme'—a lament that curdles into suspicion. Eric Owens gives Iago’s insinuation a silken menace, the melody’s beauty a trapdoor, each phrase tightening the noose around the Moor’s peace.