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Verdi Otello

"Glorious portrait of Renata Tebaldi"

Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on the opera stage. Between those landmarks she performed the role nearly 100 times all over the world and made studio audio recordings that became reference recordings for the role. This 1962 production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Giuseppe Patane was planned as a media event from the outset and blessedly captures a consummate artist in a signature role at the peak of her gifts.

Top Cast

  • Renata Tebaldi

    Renata Tebaldi

    Desdemona

  • Hans Beirer

    Hans Beirer

    Otello

  • William Dooley

    William Dooley

    Jago

  • Mario Ferrara

    Mario Ferrara

    Cassio

  • Karl-Ernst Mercker

    Karl-Ernst Mercker

    Rodrigo

  • Sieglinde Wagner

    Sieglinde Wagner

    Emilia

  • Ivan Sardi

    Ivan Sardi

    Lodovico

  • Pecca Salomaa

    Pecca Salomaa

    Montano

  • Hans-Dietrich Pohl

    Hans-Dietrich Pohl

    Herald

Overview

Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on the opera stage. Between those landmarks she performed the role nearly 100 times all over the world and made studio audio recordings that became reference recordings for the role. This 1962 production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Giuseppe Patane was planned as a media event from the outset and blessedly captures a consummate artist in a signature role at the peak of her gifts.

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