Otello

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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?"

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Creators

Franco Zeffirelli

director

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Masolino D'Amico

writer

Franco Zeffirelli

writer

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Arrigo Boito

writer

William Shakespeare

writer

Cast

Plácido Domingo actor Katia Ricciarelli actor

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Justino Díaz actor

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Petra Malakova actor Urbano Barberini actor

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Massimo Foschi actor

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Edwin Francis actor

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Sergio Nicolai actor Remo Remotti actor Antonio Pierfederici actor

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Gabriella Borni actor

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Enzo Marino Bellanich actor

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Peter Lapres actor

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Alessandro Spadorcia actor

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Benito Barbieri actor

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Daniela Merlo actor