Russell Thomas is much more than a black tenor. Now, he's tackling 'Otello' and the field's stereotypes.
"'I am not an Otello,' Thomas says … [Yet] suddenly, it seems that Otello is all anybody wants to hear from him. … The problem [is] that there are very few tenors, white or black, who are able to sing the role. Thomas, now, is one of them, and the opera world is eager to […]