Otello

Name: Otello
Genre: Music, Musical
Released: 1996-01-31
Duration: 2 h 22 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Plácido Domingo, Gilda Cruz-Romo, Renée Fleming, Sherrill Milnes, James Morris

IMDb ID: tt0271101 · Year: 1996 · Rating: 8.4 (48 votes)

Genres: Music · Musical

The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesNo alternate titles listed on IMDb.Release Date1996-01-31Runtime142 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesItalianKeywordsopera
shakespeare's othello
based on play
character name in titleFilming LocationsMetropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - Columbus Avenue & 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesThe Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera, New York
Texaco Gasoline CompanyIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271101/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0271101.jpgUpdated At2025-10-25T16:14:15

Directors

Kirk Browning
Brian Large

Writers

Arrigo Boito
William Shakespeare

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Plácido Domingo | Character: Otello
Actor: Gilda Cruz-Romo | Character: Desdemona
Actor: Renée Fleming | Character: Desdemona
Actor: Sherrill Milnes | Character: Jago
Actor: James Morris | Character: Jago
Actor: Jane Bunnell | Character: Emilia
Actor: Giuliano Ciannella | Character: Cassio
Actor: Richard Croft | Character: Cassio
Actor: Charles Anthony | Character: Roderigo
Actor: Kurt Moll | Character: Lodovico
Actor: Alexander Anisimov | Character: Lodovico
Actor: Theodore Lambrinos | Character: Montano
Actor: Shirley Love | Character: Emilia
Actor: Christopher Schaldenbrand | Character: Un araldo
Actor: Metropolitan Opera Ballet | Character: Self - Dancers
Actor: Gene Boucher | Character: Herald
Actor: John Darrenkamp | Character: Montàno
Actor: James Levine | Character: Self - Conducted by
Actor: Metropolitan Opera Chorus | Character: Chorus
Actor: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | Character: Themselves - Orchestra

[Directors Group]
Name: Kirk Browning | Role: Director
Name: Brian Large | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Arrigo Boito | Role: Writer
Name: William Shakespeare | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Louisa Briccetti | Role: Producer

[Editing Group]
Name: Gary Bradley | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Michael Yeargan | Role: Production Designer
Name: Franco Zeffirelli | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Peter J. Hall | Role: Costume Designer

[Production Management]
Name: Joseph Volpe | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Jay David Saks | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Duane Schuler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gil Wechsler | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Raymond Hughes | Role: Music Department
Name: James Levine | Role: Music Department
Name: Metropolitan Opera Chorus | Role: Music Department
Name: Giuseppe Verdi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Elijah Moshinsky | Role: Production Department
Name: Franco Zeffirelli | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Fabrizio Melano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Franco Zeffirelli | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: January 31, 1996

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

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