Giuseppe Verdi
Arrigo Boito

Three characters – a lethal drama! Jago's vanity: offended. Otello's emotions: unrestrained. Desdemona's love: helpless. Plus a handkerchief as corpus dilecti. Never did Verdi compose revenge, intrigue and jealousy with more fiery, diabolical music as he provides in this opera written toward the end of his long career. A fascinating murder mystery!

In Italian with German surtitles

Cast

Conductor Paolo Carignani
Production Francesca Zambello
Choreography Alphonse Poulin
Set and Costumes Alison Chitty
Lighting Mimi Jordan Sherin
Chorus Sören Eckhoff

Otello Johan Botha
Jago Claudio Sgura
Cassio Pavol Breslik
Rodrigo Francesco Petrozzi
Lodovico Tareq Nazmi
Montano Goran Jurić
Ein Herold Rafał Pawnuk
Desdemona Anja Harteros
Emilia Monika Bohinec
Extra-Chor Extrachor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Kinderchor Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera