SHAKESPEARE

Alternative title

An Opera in Four Acts

Synopsis

Studio performance of Verdi’s opera in Italian. The BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Chorus are conducted by Stanford Robinson, with Renato Gigli as Otello and Marko Rothmuller as Iago.

Language

Italian (Standard)

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 May 1948 at 19:40 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

160 mins

Credits

Writer

Arrigo Boito

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Contributor

Stanford Robinson

Cast

Renato Gigli	Otello (Othello)
Gabriella Gatti	Desdemona
Marko Rothmuller	Iago
Heddle Nash	Michael Cassio
Gladys Ripley	Emilia
Andrew Macpherson	Roderigo
George Allen	Montano
Trevor Anthony	Lodovico

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The production was reviewed in MUSIC MAGAZINE, a weekly review programme edited by Anna Instone and Julian Herbage, on BBC Home Services, on May 23, 1948, at 19:00 London time.

History

Transmitted in two parts with a 15-minute interlude for the news.

Textual information

Libretto founded on Shakespeare by Arrigo Boito.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)