Otello

Synopsis
Verdi’s Otello with Mario del Monaco as Otello and Victoria de los Angeles as Desdemona. Fausto Cleva conducts the New York Metropoiltan Opera and Chorus. The performance was first heard on radio 8 March 1958 and was made available on CD in 1984. Milton Cross is the broadcast announcer.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Audio; Radio
Year of release
1984
Recording date
8 Mar 1958
Transmission details
(Channel: ABC)
Duration
217 mins

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
Mario Del MonacoOthello
Victoria de los AngelesDesdemona
Leonard WarrenIago
Paul FrankeMichael Cassio
Rosalind EliasEmilia
Calvin MarshHerald
Charles AnthonyRoderigo
Clifford HarvuotMontano
Nicola MosconaLodovico

Additional Details

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

Notes

Notes
CD number: Myto 00141. The CD includes 77 minutes of introductory material and intermission features.
History
Matinee broadcast

Sponsor

Name

Texaco

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email
rha@nypl.org
Web
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Phone
(212) 870 1663
Address
New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123

Distributor

Name

Myto

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71208 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)