An exceptional production of Verdi's Otello from the Salzburg Easter Festival features an acclaimed and celebrated cast, featuring talented tenor José Cura as Otello, the effortless Dorothea Roschmann as Desdemona and the irreplaceable Carlos Álvarez as Lago. Conductor Christian Thielemann consolidates Verdi's sense of tragedy and together with Dresden Staatskapelle achieves Italian-style drama with immense attention to detail.
Director Vincent Broussard fascinates with his multi-media set, balancing the interrelations of ancient and modern or 2D and 3D by effectively and intentionally utilizing video and lighting design.
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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Otello: José Cura
Desdemona:Dorothea Röschmann
Lago: Carlos Álvarez
Cassio: Benjamin Bernheim
Rodrigo: Bror Magnus Tødenes
Lodovico:Georg Zeppenfeld
Montano: Csaba Szegedi
Emilia:Christa Mayer
Staatskapelle Dresden
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor, Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor
Stage Director: Vincent Boussard
Set Designer: Vincent Lemaire
Costume Designer: Christain Lacroix
Lighting:Guido Levi
Video Designer: Isabel Robson
Picture: 16:9 HD
Sound: PCM stereo / DTS 5.1
Format: NTSC
Region code: 0 All Regions
Running Time: 147 mins
Subtitles: EN/IT/DE/FR/SP/CH/KO/JA
Year: 2017