Verdi: Otello
2008, Italian. Directed by Peter Schönhofer & Stephen Langridge.
In the 16th century, in Cyprus, at the port of Famagusta, General Otello arrives with his ship after defeating the Turkish navy in the Mediterranean and securing Venetian rule over Cyprus, but jealousy, conspiracy and revenge lead to tragedy. ‘Otello’ is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello, the Moor of Venice’, and premiered on 5 February 1887 at La Scala in Milan. Taken from the ‘Tutto Verdi’ box set of 27 Verdi operas. Recorded live at the Salzburg Festival, 5–10 August 2008.
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- 2h 23m
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- Italian
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- 5 August 2008
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Arrigo Boito
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What should I watch before Verdi: Otello?
Watch Verdi: Ernani (2005), Verdi: Macbeth (2006), Verdi: Oberto (2007), and Verdi: Luisa Miller (2007) first.
What comes after Verdi: Otello?
Next in the series: Verdi: Rigoletto (Teatro Regio di Parma) (2008), Giovanna d'Arco (2008), and Verdi: Il corsaro (2008).
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Verdi: Otello runs 143 minutes (2h 23m).
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Verdi: Otello isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 August 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Verdi: Otello?
Verdi: Otello (2008) was directed by Peter Schönhofer and Stephen Langridge and stars Aleksandrs Antonenko, Marina Poplavskaya, Carlos Álvarez.