Otello

Overview

Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi’s Shakespearan masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, John Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part. … And he has the aura of greatness – greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 21, 1973

Original language

German

Spoken languages

Italian

Countries

Germany

Production

Deutsche Grammophon

Cast

Jon Vickers,Mirella Freni,Peter Glossop,Stefania Malagú,José van Dam,Michel Sénéchal,Aldo Bottion,Herbert von Karajan

Director

Roger Benamou

Writer

Arrigo Boito,William Shakespeare

Cinematography

Ernst Wild

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0249859