Otello and Lucrezia Borgia are both plays, true or false?
Lucrezia Borgia (opera) Lucrezia Borgia is a melodramatic opera in a prologue and two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Felice Romani wrote the Italian libretto after the play "Lucrezia Borgia" by Victor Hugo, in its turn after the legend of Lucrezia Borgia. "Lucrezia Borgia" was first performed on 26 December 1833 at La Scala, Milan.
The Merchant of Venice (opera) The Merchant of Venice is an opera by André Tchaikowsky (1935–1982) to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Festival. The British premiere will be presented by the Welsh National Opera in September 2016.