The Metropolitan Opera HD Live Verdi: Otello (Season 7, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | Musical

The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Verdi: Otello (Season 7, Episode 2)

Not Rated

TV Episode | Musical

The villain Iago plots to ruin the Moorish general Otello. Verdi had to be coaxed out of retirement by his publisher for a new opera; Verdi agreed after meeting librettist Boito, and the two of them settled on Shakespeare for their subject.

Director

Barbara Willis Sweete (directed for live cinema by)

Writers

Arrigo Boito (libretto by) | William Shakespeare (based on the play by)

Production Designer

Michael Yeargan

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 27, 2012

Release date

Oct 27, 2012 (France)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Semyon Bychkov Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	Camera Three (1954)
Sondra Radvanovsky Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Cyrano de Bergerac (2008)
Stephen Gaertner Montano Montano See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Michael Fabiano Cassio Cassio See fewer	Royal Opera House: Faust (2019)
Falk Struckmann Iago Iago See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Eduardo Valdes Roderigo Roderigo See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Johan Botha Otello Otello See fewer	Otello (2012)
Renée Fleming Desdemona Desdemona See fewer	Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Renée Tatum Emilia Emilia See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Luthando Qave A herald A herald See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
James Morris Lodovico Lodovico See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra Themselves - Orchestra See fewer	Anaconda (1997)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus Chorus Chorus See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Metropolitan Opera Ballet Dancers Dancers See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Thomas Adès Self - Composer of next transmission The Tempest (Intermission) Self - Composer of next transmission The Tempest (Intermission) See fewer	Colette (I) (2018)
B.H. Barry Self - Fight Director (Intermission) Self - Fight Director (Intermission) See fewer	The Addams Family (1991)
Simon Keenlyside Prospero from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) Prospero from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) See fewer	Opera in Cinema: Royal Opera House's "Eugene Onegin" (2013)
Isabel Leonard Miranda from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) Miranda from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) See fewer	Maestro (I) (2023)
John Sellars Self - MET Technical director (Intermission) Self - MET Technical director (Intermission) See fewer	The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
Alek Shrader Ferdinando from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) Ferdinando from The Tempest (Rehearsal footage) See fewer	Ravel: L'heure espagnole (2013)
Amir Levy Duet Dancer (uncredited) Duet Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	FBI (2018)