Italian bass Luca Dall’Amico appears as Lodovico in Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège in Liège, Belgium, with performances scheduled from 19 to 27 June 2026.
Performance Details
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Opera | Otello |
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Librettist | Arrigo Boito, after William Shakespeare |
| Artist | Luca Dall’Amico |
| Voice type | Bass |
| Role | Lodovico |
| Company | Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège / Royal Opera of Wallonia |
| Venue | Royal Opera of Wallonia |
| City / country | Liège, Belgium |
| Dates | 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 June 2026 |
| Times | 19 June, 20:00; 21 June, 15:00; 23 June, 20:00; 25 June, 20:00; 27 June, 20:00 |
| Conductor | Francesco Lanzillotta |
| Director | Allex Aguilera |
| Production type | Staged opera; new production |
| Orchestra | Royal Opera of Wallonia Orchestra |
| Chorus | Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège Choir |
| Language | Italian |
| Surtitles | German, English, French, Dutch |
| Running time | 3h 25m |
Full Cast and Creative Team
| Role | Performer |
|---|---|
| Otello | Luciano Ganci |
| Desdemona | Maria Teresa Leva |
| Jago | Roman Burdenko |
| Emilia | Julie Bailly |
| Cassio | Paride Cataldo |
| Roderigo | Blagoj Nacoski |
| Lodovico | Luca Dall’Amico |
| Montano | Nicolò Donini |
| Un araldo | Bernard Aty Monga Ngoy |
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Francesco Lanzillotta |
| Stage director | Allex Aguilera |
| Set designer | Bruno de Lavenère |
| Costume designer | Françoise Raybaud |
| Lighting designer | Laurent Castaingt |
| Video | Arnaud Pottier |
| Orchestra | Royal Opera of Wallonia Orchestra |
| Chorus | Royal Opera of Wallonia-Liège Choir |
Luca Dall’Amico as Lodovico
In Verdi’s Otello, Lodovico arrives as the representative of Venetian authority. His entrance shifts the final act of the drama toward public consequence: what has unfolded through private jealousy, manipulation, and psychological collapse is suddenly placed before the political order that Otello serves. For a bass, the role requires clear authority, textual precision, and the ability to define the opera’s public world without overstatement.
Luca Dall’Amico’s appearance as Lodovico extends a repertoire profile deeply rooted in Italian bass roles. His career includes major Verdi assignments such as Banco in Macbeth, Zaccaria in Nabucco, Jacopo Loredano in I due Foscari, Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra, the title role in Attila, Ramfis and the King in Aida, Ferrando in Il trovatore, and Sparafucile in Rigoletto. That Verdi experience gives a meaningful context for Lodovico, a role whose musical weight lies less in extended solo display than in authority, timing, and dramatic balance.
The Liège engagement also connects with Dall’Amico’s previous relationship with Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, where he has sung Raimondo in Lucia di Lamermoor and Elmiro in Rossini’s Otello. His return to the company in Verdi’s Otello places him again within the Italian repertory in a theatre already present in his international career.
About Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello
Otello is Verdi’s late Shakespearean tragedy, set to a libretto by Arrigo Boito after William Shakespeare’s Othello. The opera received its world premiere at Teatro alla Scala in Milan in 1887 and stands among Verdi’s most concentrated theatrical scores. Rather than relying on conventional closed numbers, Otello drives forward through dramatic continuity, orchestral tension, and the escalating force of Iago’s manipulation.
The role of Lodovico belongs to the opera’s public frame. He is not part of the central triangle of Otello, Desdemona, and Iago, but his presence is crucial to the final collapse of order. When he appears, the private tragedy becomes a political and moral reckoning.
About This Production
Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège presents Otello in a staged new production conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta and directed by Allex Aguilera. The creative team includes Bruno de Lavenère for set design, Françoise Raybaud for costumes, Laurent Castaingt for lighting, and Arnaud Pottier for video.
The production is sung in Italian, with surtitles announced in German, English, French, and Dutch. Performances take place in Liège on 19, 21, 23, 25, and 27 June 2026.
Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège is one of Belgium’s principal opera houses and a recurring international stage in Luca Dall’Amico’s career. For this Otello, the house brings together its orchestra and chorus with an international cast led by Luciano Ganci as Otello, Maria Teresa Leva as Desdemona, Roman Burdenko as Jago, and Luca Dall’Amico as Lodovico.
For Dall’Amico, the engagement follows earlier appearances at the Liège house in Italian and French repertoire, including Raimondo in Lucia di Lamermoor and Elmiro in Rossini’s Otello.
Luca Dall’Amico — Career Highlights
Born in Vicenza, Italy, Luca Dall’Amico is an Italian bass represented by Trucco Management. He graduated with honours in trombone, organ, and composition at the Conservatorio di Musica di Vicenza and studied voice with Sherman Lowe, Stefano Gibellato, and Roberto Scandiuzzi.
In 2009, Riccardo Muti selected him for Agamennon in Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. Shortly afterwards, Dall’Amico made his Teatro alla Scala debut in Pizzetti’s Assassinio nella Cattedrale. His collaboration with Riccardo Muti has included Verdi roles such as Banco, Zaccaria, Jacopo Loredano, Fiesco, and Attila, alongside major concerts including “Le Vie dell’Amicizia” and the “Concerto al Quirinale 2015”.
His repertoire ranges from Mozart and Rossini to Donizetti, Bellini, Gounod, Puccini, and Verdi, with roles including Don Giovanni, Don Alfonso, Figaro, Selim, Mustafà, Alidoro, Oroveso, Raimondo, Frère Laurent, Timur, Colline, Ramfis, Ferrando, and Sparafucile.
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