Otello

Synopsis
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York of Verdi’s Otello. Ralf Torsten sings the title role. The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus is conducted by George Szell.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
23 Feb 1946 at 14:00 (Channel: ABC)
Duration
130 mins

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
Ralf TorstenOthello
Stella RomanDesdemona
Leonard WarrenIago
Alessio de PaolisMichael Cassio
Martha LiptonEmilia
Anthony Marlowe (2)Roderigo
Kenneth SchonMontano
Nicola MosconaLodovico
Wellington EzekielHerald

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
Preservation tape recorded at NYPL in June 1990, from aluminium-based acetates lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

The opera may be streamed by US subscribers to Sirius Satellite Radio http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio.
General
The production was directed for stage by Herbert Graf and designed by Donald Oenslager.
Reviews
Opera News, vol 10, no 16 (18 February 1946).

Production Company

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

Sponsor

Name

Texaco

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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71497 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)