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Verdi Otello
“Glorious portrait of Renata Tebaldi”
0.0 / 10• 1962• 2h 30m•NR• English
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Storyline
Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on the opera stage. Between those landmarks she performed the role nearly 100 times all over the world and made studio audio recordings that became reference recordings for the role. This 1962 production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Giuseppe Patane was planned as a media event from the outset and blessedly captures a consummate artist in a signature role at the peak of her gifts.
Cast & Crew
Renata Tebaldi
Desdemona
Lead
Hans Beirer
Otello
WD
William Dooley
Jago
Mario Ferrara
Cassio
KM
Karl-Ernst Mercker
Rodrigo
SW
Sieglinde Wagner
Emilia
IS
Ivan Sardi
Lodovico
PS
Pecca Salomaa
Montano
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hans-Peter Lehmann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Verdi Otello is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
