Otello

Synopsis
Radio broadcast. Act I of Verdi’s opera relayed from The Old Vic, London, with Arthur Cox (Otello) and Sybil Crawley (Desdemona). Warwick Braithwaite conducts.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
4 Nov 1933 at 20:01 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
Duration
44 mins
Availability
No copy extant

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Contributor
Warwick Braithwaite
Cast
Arthur CoxOthello
Sybil CrawleyDesdemona
Sumner AustinIago
Henry WendonMichael Cassio
Gilding ClarkeMontano
Powell LloydRoderigo

Additional Details

Theatre
Old Vic Theatre
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews
Dion Gow compares ‘Othello and Otello’ in Radio Times, 27 October 1933, p. 245.
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70439 (Accessed 18 Nov 2024)