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Otello

Synopsis
Filmed version of Verdi’s opera directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan are conducted by Lorin Maazel who also directed and produced the music. Placido Domingo is Otello and Justino Diaz is Iago.
Language
Italian (Standard)
Country
Italy
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1986
Duration
122 mins; 11,027 feet

Credits

Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Producer
Menahem Golan; Yoram Globus
Cinematographer
Ennio Guarnieri
Writer
Arrigo Boito
Screenplay
Franco Zeffirelli
Music
Giuseppe Verdi
Art Direction
Gianni Quaranta
Cast
Plácido DomingoOthello
Katia RicciarelliDesdemona
Justino DiazIago
Urbano BarberiniMichael Cassio
Petra MalakovaEmilia
Costantin Zahariasinging voice of Roderigo (Roderigo)
Edward Toumajinsinging voice of Montano (Montano)
Edwin FrancisMontano
Giannicola Pigliuccisinging voice of Araldo (Herald)
John Macurdysinging voice of Lodovico (Lodovico)
Massimo FoschiLodovico
Remo RemottiBrabantio
Sergio NicolaiRoderigo

Additional Details

Theatre company
Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra and Chorus
Production type
Operas and Musicals
Historical period
Renaissance Italy
Plays
Othello
Subjects
Music
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Zeffirelli’s ‘Otello’, From Stage to Screen

Notes

Reviews
Lebrecht, Norman. Opera News 51 (1986) pp 38-40. Citron, Marcia J. ‘A Night at the Cinema: Zeffirelli’s OTELLO and the Genre of Film-Opera’ Musical Quarterly 78 (1994) pp 700-41.

Production Company

Name

Cannon Italia

Address
Italy
Name

Italian International Film

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Retail outlets

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