Giuseppe Verdi Otello
Dramma lirico in four acts
Text by Arrigo Boito based on the tragedy Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare
Sung in Italian
New production
PREMIERE
- 13 August 1970, 19:00
- 18 August 1970, 19:00
- 25 August 1970, 19:00
- 29 August 1970, 19:00
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Herbert von Karajan, Conductor
Herbert von Karajan, Stage director
Günther Schneider-Siemssen, Stage sets
Georges Wakhevitch, Costumes
Walter Hagen-Groll, Chorus master
Jon Vickers, Charles Craig, Otello
Peter Glossop, Jago
Ryland Davies, Cassio
Hans Wegmann, Rodrigo
Luigi Roni, Lodovico
Siegfried Rudolf Frese, Montano
Victor von Halem, Ein Herold
Mirella Freni, Desdemona
Stefania Malagu, Emilia
Kammerchor der Salzburger Festspiele
Choir of the Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic