Otello

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Act I of Verdi’s opera relayed from The Old Vic, London, with Arthur Cox (Otello) and Sybil Crawley (Desdemona). Warwick Braithwaite conducts.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

4 Nov 1933 at 20:01 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)

Duration

44 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Writer

Arrigo Boito

Music

Giuseppe Verdi

Contributor

Warwick Braithwaite

Cast

Arthur Cox	Othello
Sybil Crawley	Desdemona
Sumner Austin	Iago
Henry Wendon	Michael Cassio
Gilding Clarke	Montano
Powell Lloyd	Roderigo

Additional Details

Theatre

Old Vic Theatre

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama; Music

Keywords

opera; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Dion Gow compares ‘Othello and Otello’ in Radio Times, 27 October 1933, p. 245.
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)