Rarely has a production of Verdi's "Otello" taken place in such a prestigious location, the courtyard of the Palazzo Ducale in Venice. Directed by Francesco Micheli, this special outdoor "event production" of the Gran Teatro La Fenice supports the claim that "Venice is asserting itself more than ever on a global scale as one of the great capitals of music" (GB Opera).
Giuseppe Verdi OTELLO
Otello - Gregory Kunde Desdemona - Carmela Remigio Jago - Lucio Gallo Emilia - Elisabetta Martorana Cassio - Francesco Marsiglia Roderigo - Antonello Ceron Lodovico - Mattia Denti Montano - Matteo Ferrara Un Araldo - Antonio Casagrande
Teatro la Fenice Chorus and Orchestra (chorus master: Claudio Marino Moretti) Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Francesco Micheli, stage director Edoardo Sanchi, set designer Silvia Aymonino, costume designer Fabio Barettin, lighting designer Recorded from the Palazzo Ducale di Venezia, 2013
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 149 mins No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)
