Otello

Alternative title
Othello
Synopsis
Verdi’s opera adapted for television by Walter Felsenstein and Georg Mielke, directed by Walter Felsenstein and performed by the Komische Oper Berlin conducted by Kurt Masur. Hans Nocker is Otello.
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Germany
Medium
Television; Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
24 Dec 1969 at 20:00 (Channel: DFF/DDR-2)
Duration
121 mins

Credits

Director
Walter Felsenstein
Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Costume
Helga Scherff; Rudolf Heinrich
Contributor
Georg Mielke
Adaptor for Television
Walter Felsenstein
Cast
Hans NockerOthello
Christa Noack von KamptzDesdemona
Vladimir BauerIago
Hans-Otto RoggeMichael Cassio
Hanna SchmoockEmilia
Herbert Rössler 
Horst-Dieter Kaschel 
Horst-Erich Blasberg 
Peter Seufert 

Additional Details

Theatre company
Komische Oper, Berlin
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Originally broadcast on Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DFF), the state television broadcaster in East Germany.
Textual information
Libretto adapted by Arrigo Boito.
Reviews
Symcox, Peter. Opera Quarterly 4 (Winter 1986-87), pp. 118-21.

Production Company

Name

Deutscher Fernsehfunk

Archive

Name

Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (DRA) Babelsberg

Contact
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37614 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)