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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?"Read moreLess
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?"
The story
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?"
Cast & crew
Plácido DomingoOtello
Katia RicciarelliDesdemona
Justino DíazIago
Urbano BarberiniCassio
Massimo FoschiLodovico
Sergio NicolaiRoderigo
Remo RemottiBrabantio
Antonio Pierfederici
Enzo Marino BellanichExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Ennio Guarnieri
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Producer
- Yoram Globus
- Producer
- Menahem Golan
- Writer
- Arrigo Boito
- Editor
- Franca Silvi
- Editor
- Peter Taylor