Otello

Otello

151 mins | Drama, Music | Jan. 1, 2006

José Cura sings and acts here with an inwardness and intensity which make a profound impression. So does Krassimira Stoyanova as Desdemona, not in the first flush of youth, but heartfelt and direct; while Lado Ataneli's Jago is a brilliantly understated study in jovial malevolence. With strong conducting from Antoni Ros-Marbà, the whole cast collaborate to give us the truth of this desperately upsetting work, as no other DVD and few live performances I've seen of it ever have.

Otello

151 mins | Drama, Music | Jan. 1, 2006

Otello
José Cura sings and acts here with an inwardness and intensity which make a profound impression. So does Krassimira Stoyanova as Desdemona, not in the first flush of youth, but heartfelt and direct; while Lado Ataneli's Jago is a brilliantly understated study in jovial malevolence. With strong conducting from Antoni Ros-Marbà, the whole cast collaborate to give us the truth of this desperately upsetting work, as no other DVD and few live performances I've seen of it ever have.
Producers Opus Arte, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Original title Otello
Directors Ángel Luis Ramírez
Writers

Cast

José Cura

as Otello

Lado Ataneli

as Jago

Vittorio Grigolo

as Cassio

Vicenç Esteve

as Roderigo

Giorgio Giuseppini

as Ludovico

Francisco Santiago

as Montàno

Roberto Accurso

as Un araldo

Krassimira Stoyanova

as Desdemona

Ketevan Kemoklidze

as Emilia