Synopsis:
Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
Directed by: | Franco Zeffirelli |
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Written by: | Arrigo Boito |
Release date: | 1986-09-04 |
Runtime: | 118 minutes |
Cast:
Plácido Domingo
Otello
Otello
Katia Ricciarelli
Desdemona
Desdemona
Justino Díaz
Iago
Iago
Petra Malakova
Emilia
Emilia
Urbano Barberini
Cassio
Cassio
Massimo Foschi
Lodovico
Lodovico
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Also known as:
- Οθέλλος