Act 4 Desdemona's bedchamber. A bed, a prie-dieu, a table, a mirror, some chairs. A light burns in front of an image of the Madonna which hangs above the prie-dieu. To the right is a door. On the table a light. It is night. thumb|300px|Otello: set design by Giovanni Zuccarelli for Act IV as staged at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, 1887. Desdemona is preparing for bed with the assistance of Emilia. She asks Emilia to put out the bridal gown she used on her wedding day, and says that if she dies, she wants to be buried in it. Emilia tells her not to talk about such things. Desdemona recalls how her mother's servant Barbara was abandoned by her lover, and how she used to sing the Willow Song (Desdemona: Piangea cantando nell'erma landa / "Singing, she wept on the lonely hearth"). After Emilia leaves, Desdemona prays (Ave Maria) and then falls asleep.
Act 4 Desdemona's bedchamber A bed a prie-dieu a table a mirror some chairs A light burns in front of an image of the Madonna which hangs above the prie-dieu To the right is a door On the table a light It is night thumb|300px|Otello set design by Giovanni Zuccarelli for Act IV as staged at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome 1887 Desdemona is preparing for bed with the assistance of Emilia She asks Emilia to put out the bridal gown she used on her wedding day and says that if she dies she wants to be buried in it Emilia tells her not to talk about such things Desdemona recalls how her mother's servant Barbara was abandoned by her lover and how she used to sing the Willow Song (Desdemona Piangea cantando nell'erma landa / "Singing she wept on the lonely hearth") After Emilia leaves Desdemona prays (Ave Maria) and then falls asleep