Jago

Synopsis

Made for television film directed by Stephanus Domanig. Othello is a conductor working on the production of Verdi’s Otello and he casts his girlfriend in the role of Desdemona. Roman Frankl is Othello and Nicole Ansari is Desdemona.

Language

German (Austria)

Country

Austria

Medium

Film; Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2000

Transmission details

(Channel: ZDF Theaterkanal)

Duration

55 mins

Credits

Director

Stephanus Domanig

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

Roman Frankl	Othello
Nicole Ansari	Desdemona
Michael Rotschopf	Iago

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The soundtrack employs a 1974 recording of Otello conducted by Herbert von Karajan.

History

The programme was shown on 3sat, ORF, RAI and ZDF Theaterkanal but transmission dates not known.

Awards

Winner of the 2000 Culture Prize of the Province of Lower Austria.

Distributor (Sale)

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email

programmservice@zdf.de

Web

http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0049-(0)6131/70 9510

Fax

0049-(0)06131/70 9515

Address

HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany