Verdi: Otello
Overview
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.
About Verdi: Otello (2008)
Released in 2008, Verdi: Otello is a music film from Unitel Classica (Austria). It was directed by Peter Schönhofer and Stephen Langridge and written by Arrigo Boito. The cast is led by Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya, Carlos Álvarez, Barbara Di Castri and Stephen Costello. With a runtime of 2h 23m, the film is available in full HD.
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