Verdi: Otello

Name: Verdi: Otello
Cast: Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya, Carlos Álvarez, Barbara Di Castri, Stephen Costello

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Peter Schönhofer, Stephen LangridgeWriter: Arrigo Boito

Aleksandrs Antonenko

as Otello

Marina Poplavskaya

as Desdemona

Carlos Álvarez

as Jago

Barbara Di Castri

as Emilia

Stephen Costello

as Cassio

Antonello Ceron

as Roderigo

Mikhail Petrenko

as Lodovico

Simone del Savio

as Montano

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