Austria / Aug 05, 2008 / NR / Live performances, 5–10 August 2008
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Verdi: Otello |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Austria |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Unitel Classica, C Major Entertainment |
| Release date | 5 agosto 2008 |
| Writer | Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare |
| Assistant directors | Stephen Langridge, Peter Schönhofer |
| Production design | George Souglides |
| Art direction | George Souglides |
| Set decoration | George Souglides |
| Music | Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti |
| Sound | Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti |
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| Costume design | Emma Ryott |
| Makeup | Emma Ryott |
| Hairstyling | Emma Ryott |
| Collection | Tutto Verdi (2018) |
Release dates
Premiere
Physical media
Italy / Nov 13, 2013 / NR / Tutto Verdi. Le opere. Vol. 3 (1855-1893) (DVD)
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