The Metropolitan Opera: Otello

A Riveting Performance all Around

10/27/20122h 37min0.0/10(0 TMDB votes)

Music

Directed by Elijah Moshinsky

Plot

In Verdi’s retelling of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy, Renée Fleming gives a captivating performance as the innocent Desdemona, a role long considered one of her calling cards. Johan Botha as the title hero delivers an imposing portrayal of a proud warrior brought down by jealousy, and Falk Struckmann is thrilling as the villainous Iago. James Morris sings Lodovico. Elijah Moshinsky’s production is conducted by Semyon Bychkov.