Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito
First performance February 5, 1887
La Scala, Milan
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles
CAST
(In order of appearance)
| CHARACTER |
VOICE |
ARTISTS |
| Iago, Otello's ensign |
Baritone |
Alexandru Agache, Romania* |
| Roderigo, a Venetian |
Tenor |
Joseph Hu, Taiwan+ |
| Otello, Venetian general |
Tenor |
Sergei Larin, Russia* |
| Cassio, his lieutenant |
Tenor |
Richard Troxell, USA* |
| Montano, Otello's predecessor |
Bass |
James Scott Sikon, USA |
| Desdemona, Otello's wife |
Soprano |
Marina Mescheriakova, Russia* |
| Emilia, Iago's wife |
Mezzo |
Priti Gandhi, India+ |
| Lodovico,Venetian ambassador |
Bass |
Julien Robbins, USA |
| Herald |
Baritone |
David Marshman, USA |
| Conductor |
|
Edoardo Müller, Italy |
| Director |
|
Sonia Frisell, England* |
| |
| Soldiers and sailors, Cypriots and
Venetians |
| |
| *San Diego Opera début
+Former San Diego Opera Ensemble Member
ORIGINAL CAST
Desdemona: Romilda Pantaleoni
Otello: Francesco Tamagno
Iago: Victor Maurel
Conductor: Franco Faccio |