SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A performance of Verdi’s Otello, recorded for Radiotelevisione Italiana with singers Mario Del Monaco (Otello), Rosanna Carteri and Renato Capecchi. Tullio Serafin conducts the RAI Orchestra and Chorus.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Italy

Medium

Television; Video

Year of release

1958

Transmission details

13 Dec 1963

Duration

136 mins

Credits

Director

Franco Enriquez

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

Mario Del Monaco	Othello
Rosanna Carteri	Desdemona
Renato Capecchi	Iago
Gino Mattera	Michael Cassio
Luisella Ciaffi	Emilia
Athos Cesarini	Roderigo
Plinio Clabassi	Lodovico

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Original transmission date unknown. Broadcast in the US Festival of the Arts series 13 December 1963.

Reviews

Several contemporary reviews listed at http://www.belcantosociety.org (accessed 1/2009).

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

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Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Bel Canto Society

Web

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Phone

212-877 5813

Fax

212-877-2792

Address

Department A
85 Furniture Drive
Milford
CT 06460, USA

Online Retailer

Name

Movies Unlimited

Web

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