The Legacy of Othello

The Legacy of Othello

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | June 12, 2022

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

The Legacy of Othello

53 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | June 12, 2022

The Legacy of Othello
A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.
Producers ARTE, ZDF, Signed Media
Original title Mythos Othello
Directors Dag Freyer
Writers Dag Freyer

Cast

Joel Schultze-Motel

as Othello

Oliver Magda

as Jago

Katrin Katz Köbbert

as Desdemona

Jonas Kaufmann

as Self

Jimmy Hartwig

as Self