Otello

Overview

Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 4, 1986

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Italy, Netherlands, United States of America

Production

Cannon Group,Golan-Globus Productions,Italian International Film,The Cannon Group

Cast

Plácido Domingo,Katia Ricciarelli,Justino Díaz,Petra Malakova,Urbano Barberini,Massimo Foschi,Edwin Francis,Sergio Nicolai,Remo Remotti,Antonio Pierfedericiand 6 more

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Writer

Arrigo Boito,Franco Zeffirelli,Masolino D'Amico,William Shakespeare

Producer

Yoram Globus,Menahem Golan,John Thompson

Cinematography

Ennio Guarnieri

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0091699