Otello
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast of Otello with James McCracken in the title role. Zubin Mehta conducts the New York Metropolitan Opera and Chorus. Milton Cross is the broadcast announcer. The performance includes synopses, an interview with Gobbi conducted by William Feaver, Francis Robinson discussing Rosa Ponselle, and Texaco’s opera quiz.
- Series
- Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network
- Language
- Italian (Standard)
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 Mar 1967 (Channel: ABC)
- Duration
- 226 mins
Credits
- Writer
- Arrigo Boito
- Contributor
- Tito Gobbi; William Feaver
- Cast
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
- Re-recorded at New York Public Library in March 1987 from masters borrowed from the Metropolitan Opera. Production files also held in the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives.
The opera may be streamed by US subscribers to Sirius Satellite Radio http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio. - General
- Taking part in Texaco quiz hosted by Edward Downes were Walter Ducloux, Siegmund Levarie, Tony Randall and George Schick.
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Texaco
Archive
- Name
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71209 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)