Details

The Othello story, how jealousy can undermine even the deepest love. Cyprus, at the end of the 15th century, is an outpost of the Venetian Empire, at war with the Turks. The Governor is the Moor Otello, who has just married Desdemona, the young daughter of a noble Venetian family. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

Aleksandrs Antonenko (Otello), Anja Harteros (Desdemona), Lucio Gallo (Iago), Antonio Poli (Cassio), Brindley Sherratt (Lodovico), Jihoon Kim (Montano), Ji Hyun Kim (Roderigo), Hanna Hipp (Emilia)

Creatives/Company

Music: Rossini
Lyrics: Francesco Maria Berio di Salsi
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director(s): Elijah Moshinsky, William Hobbs (fight)
Design: Timothy O'Brien
Costume: Peter J Hall
Lighting: Robert Bryan
Choreographer(s): Michael Popper, Eleanor Fazan