Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991: 25th Anniversary at Lincoln Center

Synopsis
Excerpts from operas to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Metropolitan Opera House directed for video by Brian Large. The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet are conducted by James Levine. The videotape includes Act III of Otello designed by Franco Zeffirelli and directed for stage by Fabrizio Melano. Placido Domingo is Otello and Justino Diaz is Iago.
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
Sep 1991
Duration
181 feet

Credits

Director
Brian Large; Fabrizio Melano
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Production Design
Franco Zeffirelli
Costume
Peter J. Hall
Adaptor for Television
Arrigo Boito
Cast
Plácido DomingoOthello
Mirella FreniDesdemona
Justino DiazIago
Uwe HeilmannMichael Cassio
Sondra KellyEmilia
Charles AnthonyRoderigo
Dwayne CroftHerald
Paul PlishkaLodovico

Additional Details

Theatre
Metropolitan Opera House, New York, NY
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Cablevision

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email
rha@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/rha/rha.html External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 870 1663
Address
New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123

Online Retailer

Name

Facets Multi-media Inc.

Email
sales@facets.org
Web
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Phone
+1 773 281 9045
Fax
+1 773 929 5437
Address
1517 West Fullerton Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
60614
USA
Notes
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Metropolitan Opera Gala 1991: 25th Anniversary at Lincoln Center". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67811 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)