Editing Otho (section)

== Cultural references ==

=== In opera ===

* Otho (or Ottone) is a character in ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]'' (''The Coronation of Poppaea''), an Italian [[List of operas by Claudio Monteverdi|opera]] from 1643 by [[Claudio Monteverdi]]. Otho is in love with Poppaea but she spurns him. After learning Nero plans to leave her and marry Poppaea, Empress Ottavia orders Otho to kill Poppaea, which he attempts but finds he cannot carry out. He ends the opera in exile with Drusilla, a lady of the court who loves him. 
* Otho is a principal character also in [[Handel]]'s opera ''[[Agrippina (opera)|Agrippina]]'' of 1709. [[Agrippina the Younger|Agrippina]], Nero's mother, is intent on promoting her son's claim to the throne. Poppaea, the ingenue, is portrayed as the object of desire of [[Claudius]], [[Nero]], and Otho, whose rivalries Agrippina attempts to leverage to her advantage. Once Poppaea sees through Agrippina's deceit, she responds in kind, but only in order to be united with Otho, portrayed as her one true love. 
* Otho (or Ottone) is the title character in [[Antonio Vivaldi|Vivaldi]]'s opera ''[[Ottone in villa]]'' of 1713. Ottone is in love with Cleonilla, who can't resist flirting with two young Romans, Ostilio and Caio. Ostilio is in reality a woman, Tullia, who disguised herself because she's in love with Caio.

=== In literature ===

* Otho is a secondary character in the historical fiction novel ''Daughters of Rome'' by [[Kate Quinn]]. The book depicts the [[Year of the Four Emperors]]. Otho is portrayed as scheming but also charming. His suicide at the end of the portion of the book dedicated to his reign is depicted as a noble sacrifice. 

=== In film ===

* There have been multiple recorded versions of ''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]].'' The first was in 1979, a version with the [[Zurich Opera]], and Otho was played by Paul Esswood.<ref>{{Cite web|title=L'incoronazione di Poppea|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252543/|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=IMDB}}</ref> In the 2008 production Glyndebourne production, Otho is portrayed by Iestyn Davies.<ref>{{Cite web|title=L'incoronazione di Poppea, 07 June 2008|url=https://www.glyndebourne.com/archive_performances/lincoronazione-di-poppea-07-june-2008/|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=Glyndebourne}}</ref> In the 2010 production at the [[Teatro Real]] in Madrid, released on DVD in 2012, Max Emanuel Cencic plays Otho.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mandel|first=Mark|title=MONTEVERDI: L'Incoronazione di Poppea|url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/8/Recordings/MONTEVERDI__L_Incoronazione_di_Poppea.html|url-status=dead|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=Opera News|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929213357/https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2012/8/Recordings/MONTEVERDI__L_Incoronazione_di_Poppea.html}}</ref> 
* In the 2013 Polish film ''Imperator'', done entirely in Latin, Otho is a main character and is portrayed by Robert Wrzosek.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 22, 2019|title="Emperor" – Polish movie about ancient Rome|url=https://imperiumromanum.pl/en/news/emperor-polish-movie-about-ancient-rome/|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=Imperium Romanum}}</ref>