Otello
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?"
Top Billed Cast
Plácido Domingo
Otello
Katia Ricciarelli
Desdemona
Justino Díaz
Iago
Petra Malakova
Emilia
Urbano Barberini
Cassio
Featured Crew
Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Yoram Globus
Producer
Menahem Golan
Producer
John Thompson
Executive Producer
Masolino D'Amico
Adaptation
William Shakespeare
Novel
Franca Silvi
Editor
Franco Zeffirelli
Adaptation
Alfredo Marazzi
Key Makeup Artist
Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Design
Peter Taylor
Editor
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