| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby processed. |
| Performer |
Plácido Domingo (Otello) ; Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona) ; Sergei Leiferkus (Iago) ; Roderick Earle (Montano) ; Robin Leggate (Cassio) ; Ramon Remedios (Roderigo) ; Claire Powell (Emilia) ; Christopher Lackner (a herald) ; Mark Beesley (Lodovico) ; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House ; Royal Opera Chorus ; Sir Georg Solti, conductor. |
| Credits |
Producers (for BBC), Stephany Marks, Peter Maniura ; producer (for Covent Garden Pioneer), Jane Pleydell-Bouverie ; camera supervisor, Nick Jordan ; choreography, Eleanor Fazan ; editor, Tom Jones. |
| Note |
Music drama in four acts. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Note |
Originally produced for television in 1992. |
| Summary |
In order to revenge himself against Othello, Iago uses deceit to awaken in Othello a suspicion that his wife, Desdemona, has been unfaithful to him. After Othello kills Desdemona he learns of Iago's treachery, and plunges a dagger into his own heart. |
| Language |
Sung in Italian with English subtitles. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Boito, Arrigo, 1842-1918, librettist.
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Moshinsky, Elijah, director.
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Large, Brian, director.
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Marks, Stephany, producer.
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Maniura, Peter, producer.
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Pleydell-Bouverie, Jane, producer.
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Domingo, Plácido, 1941- performer.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri, performer.
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Leĭferkus, Sergeĭ, 1946- performer.
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Earle, Roderick, performer.
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Leggate, Robin, performer.
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Remedios, Ramon, performer.
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Powell, Claire, 1954- performer.
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Lackner, Christopher, performer.
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Beesley, Mark, 1961- performer.
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Solti, Georg, 1912-1997, conductor.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Othello.
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Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.
Otello.
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Royal Opera House (London, England), performer, contributor.
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Covent Garden Pioneer, contributor.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, contributor.
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Kultur International Films, publisher.
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| Note |
Title from menu: Giuseppe Verdi's Otello |
| ISBN |
0769714927 |
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9780769714929 |
| Standard No. |
032031149298 |
| Music No. |
D1492 Kultur |
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