Otello (Royal Opera House) (1992)
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Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa lead an outstanding cast in this production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. The moor Otello (Domingo), proclaimed a hero after a great military victory, is driven by jealousy to murder when his devious comrade-in-arms Iago (Sergei Leiferkus) leads him (without cause) to doubt the fidelity of his wife, Desdemona (Te Kanawa). Georg Solti conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, under the leadership of Bradley Creswick. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Plácido Domingo, Sergei Leiferkus, (more)
- Director(s):
- Elijah Moshinsky, Brian Large, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Otello (Royal Opera House)
Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa lead an outstanding cast in this production of Giuseppe Verdi's operatic adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. The moor Otello (Domingo), proclaimed a hero after a great military victory, is driven by jealousy to murder when his devious comrade-in-arms Iago (Sergei Leiferkus) leads him (without cause) to doubt the fidelity of his wife, Desdemona (Te Kanawa). Georg Solti conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, under the leadership of Bradley Creswick. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 146 mins
Complete Cast of Otello (Royal Opera House)
- Plácido Domingo - Otello
- Kiri Te Kanawa - Desdemona
- Claire Pochon - Emilia
- Roderick Earle - Montano
- Ramon Remedios - Roderigo
- Sergei Leiferkus - Iago
- Robin Leggate - Cassio
- Mark Beesley - Lodovico
- Christopher Lackner - Herald
- Director(s):
- Elijah Moshinsky, Brian Large
- Producer(s):
- Jane Pleydell-Bouverie
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- Music & Performing Arts
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