Verdi: Otello (2008)

2h 23m · 5 Aug 2008

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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.

Movie ID	107962
Genre	Music
Director	Peter Schönhofer, Stephen Langridge
Main cast	Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya, Carlos Álvarez, Barbara Di Castri, Stephen Costello, Antonello Ceron, Mikhail Petrenko, Simone del Savio
Release date	5 August 2008
Release year	2008
Language	Italian
Duration	143 min (2h 23m)
Rating	–
Production house	Unitel Classica