Othello

This long story (novella) in the original German takes place during a performance of Verdi's opera "Othello". According to Wikipedia: "Wilhelm Hauff (November 29, 1802 – November 18, 1827) was a German poet and novelist... Considering his brief life, Hauff was an extraordinarily prolific writer. The freshness and originality of his talent, his inventiveness, and his genial humour have won him a high place among the southern German prose writers of the early nineteenth century."