Verdi: OtelloMovie
Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdi’s dynamic setting of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. At the helm of this performance is riveting conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who brings out all the cascading emotions in Verdi’s turbulent score. Aleksandrs Antonenko is the Moor Otello, the triumphant general of the Venetian army who is ultimately brought down by the sly insinuations of his friend Iago (Željko Lučić). Sonya Yoncheva continues to win fans as Desdemona, Otello’s faithful and long-suffering wife. With Günther Groissböck as Lodovico and Dimitri Pittas as Cassio.
About Verdi: Otello
Verdi: Otello is a 2015 music movie directed by Gary Halvorson, Bartlett Sher.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 44m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Aleksandrs Antonenko, Željko Lučić, Sonya Yoncheva, Dimitri Pittas. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
