Otello

Synopsis
Franco Zeffirelli’s 1975 production of Verdi’s opera recorded live at La Scala, Milan with Carlos Kleiber conducting the Teatro all Scala Orchestra and Chorus. Placido Domingo is Otello - the first time he had sung the role.
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
Italy
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
7 Dec 1976
Duration
180 mins

Credits

Writer
Arrigo Boito
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Production Design
Franco Zeffirelli
Costume
Franco Zeffirelli
Cast
Plácido DomingoOthello
Mirella FreniDesdemona
Piero CappucilliIago
Giuliano CianellaMichael Cassio
Jone JoriEmilia
Dano RaffantiRoderigo
Guiseppe MorresiHerald
Luigi RoniLodovico
Orazio MoriMontano

Additional Details

Theatre
La Scala, Milan
Theatre company
Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra and Chorus
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Drama; Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
The opera is available on CD from online retailers.
History
First broadcast in the US on the ARTS cable channel 3 June 1981. The programme was hosted by American soprano Ashley Putnam.

Production Company

Name

RAI

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Otello". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72086 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)