Otello

Synopsis
Live broadcast of Verdi’s opera with Johan Botha as Otello and Renee Fleming as Desdemona. Semyon Bychkov conducts The New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra in a production by Elijah Moshinsky. Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait.
Series
Live from the Met
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
1 Mar 2008 at 18:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
Duration
195 (including interval)

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Contributor
Semyon Bychkov
Cast
Johan BothaOthello
Renée FlemingDesdemona
Carlo GuelfiIago
Garrett SorrensonMichael Cassio
Wendy WhiteEmilia
Charles TaylorMontano
David WonHerald
Kristinn SigmundssonLodovico
Ronald NaldiRoderigo

Additional Details

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

Notes

History
Also broadcast on Australia’s ABC Classic FM on 23/3/2008. Broadcast live on Sirius Metropolitan Opera Radio.
Textual information
Text in Italian by Arrigo Boito after Shakespeare’s play, as translated by Giulio Carcano (Italian) and Victor Hugo (French)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Metropolitan Opera, New York

Email
metropolitanopera@metopera.org
Web
https://www.metopera.org/ External site opens in new window
Address
30 Lincoln Center
New York, NY
10023
USA

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70403 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)