Otello

Synopsis
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York of Verdi’s Otello. James McCracken sings the title role. The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by George Solti. Milton Cross is the broadcast announcer.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
23 Mar 1963 at 14:00 (Channel: ABC)
Duration
220 (79 synopses and features); 141 (opera)

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
James McCrackenOthello
Gabriella TucciDesdemona
Robert MerrillIago
Paul FrankeMichael Cassio
Mignon DunnEmilia
Bonaldo GiaiottiLodovico
Charles AnthonyRoderigo
Clifford HarvuotMontano
Roald ReltonHerald

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 August 1985, from borrowed master lent by the Metropolitan Opera.

The opera may be streamed by US subscribers to Sirius Satellite Radio http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio.
History
`Opera News on the Air’ (interval talk) included Cornelia Otis Skinner comparing Shakespeare’s Othello and Verdi’s opera.
Reviews
Opera News, vol 27, no 20 (23 March 1963).

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/av71503 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)