Verdi’s monumental score is fully the equal of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy—and both demand great actors. This is one performance where both playwright and composer are well served. Plácido Domingo’s Otello is one of the glories of the operatic world, beautifully sung and so commandingly acted that audiences are devastated by the end. Renée Fleming’s ravishingly beautiful Desdemona is deeply moving, and as Iago, James Morris is as beguiling as he is menacing. Under James Levine’s conducting the Met orchestra and chorus are vital characters in the drama.
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Plácido Domingo
Otello
Known for
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
The Book of Life
Renée Fleming
Desdemona
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Strauss R: Der Rosenkavalier
James Morris
Jago
Also in
Das Rheingold
Die Walküre
Jane Bunnell
Emilia
Also in
The Metropolitan Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci
The Metropolitan Opera: La Traviata
Richard Croft
Cassio
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Philip Glass: Satyagraha
Pelléas and Mélisande
Charles Anthony
Roderigo
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Puccini: Turandot
Ernani
Theodore Lambrinos
Montano
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Christopher Schaldenbrand
Un Eraldo
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Carmen
Carmen
Alexander Anisimov
Lodovico
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Don Carlo
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James Levine
Conductor
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Il Tabarro & Pagliacci
La traviata
MET Orchestra
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La traviata
The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
Brian Large Director · Elijah Moshinsky Director Arrigo Boito Writer
United States release October 1, 1995 · Produced in United States
Production
Deutsche Grammophon
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United States
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Original language
Italian
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Italian
Release dates
United States · October 1, 1995
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