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Verdi Otello

Verdi Otello

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 1, 1962

Runtime

2h 30m

Genres

Music

Original Title

Verdi Otello

Production Companies

Arthaus Musik

Director

Hans-Peter Lehmann

Description

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.