Verdi: Otello (2008)
In the 16th century, in Cyprus, at the port of Famagusta, General Otello arrives with his ship after defeating the Turkish navy in the Mediterranean and securing Venetian rule over Cyprus, but jealousy, conspiracy and revenge lead to tragedy. ‘Otello’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello, the Moor of Venice’, and premiered on 5 February 1887 at La Scala in Milan. Taken from the ‘Tutto Verdi’ box set of 27 Verdi operas. Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival, 5–10 August 2008.
Directors: Peter Schönhofer, Stephen Langridge.
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Aleksandrs Antonenko as Otello |
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Marina Poplavskaya as Desdemona |
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Carlos Álvarez as Jago |
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Barbara Di Castri as Emilia |
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Stephen Costello as Cassio |
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Antonello Ceron as Roderigo |
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Mikhail Petrenko as Lodovico |
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Simone del Savio as Montano |
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Andrea Porta as Un araldo |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Peter Schönhofer | Director |
| Writing | Arrigo Boito | Writer |
| Sound | Riccardo Muti | Music Director |
| Writing | William Shakespeare | Original Story |
| Directing | Stephen Langridge | Director |
| Art | George Souglides | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Ryott | Costume Design |
