Artwork for Verdi: Otello
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Verdi: Otello

2008 2 hours 23 minutes
70/100

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In the 16th century, in Cyprus, at the port of Famagusta, General Otello arrives with his ship after defeating the Turkish navy in the Mediterranean and securing Venetian rule over Cyprus, but jealousy, conspiracy and revenge lead to tragedy. ‘Otello’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello, the Moor of Venice’, and premiered on 5 February 1887 at La Scala in Milan. Taken from the ‘Tutto Verdi’ box set of 27 Verdi operas. Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival, 5–10 August 2008.

Released

5th August 2008

17 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 23 minutes

Finishes at 1:43pm

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

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    70%

Artwork for Verdi: Otello

Directed by

Peter Schönhofer, Stephen Langridge

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Written by

Arrigo Boito

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