Otello

Synopsis
Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York of Verdi’s Otello. Jon Vickers sings the title role. The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus are conducted by James Levine. Milton Cross is the broadcast announcer.
Series
Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Network
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
9 Feb 1974 at 14:00 (Channel: ABC)
Duration
362 (98 synopses and features); 144 (opera)

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Cast
Jon VickersOthello
Kiri Te KanawaDesdemona
Thomas StewartIago
William LewisMichael Cassio
Jean KraftEmilia
Andrea VelisRoderigo
David HollowayHerald
Paul PlishkaLodovico
Robert GoodloeMontano

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
The opera may be streamed by US subscribers to Sirius Satellite Radio http://www.sirius.com/siriusinternetradio. Available for downloading or streaming at http://archives.metoperafamily.org/archives/frame.htm (2008).
General
This performance is Kiri Te Kanawa’s Metropolitan Opera debut.
Reviews
Opera News, vol. 38, no.14 (9 February 1967).

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/av71505 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)