October 16, 2015
2h 44m
IT
Gary Halvorson
Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher’s bold new production probes the psychological underpinnings of Verdi’s dynamic setting of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. At the helm of this performance is riveting conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who brings out all the cascading emotions in Verdi’s turbulent score. Aleksandrs Antonenko is the Moor Otello, the triumphant general of the Venetian army who is ultimately brought down by the sly insinuations of his friend Iago (Željko Lučić). Sonya Yoncheva continues to win fans as Desdemona, Otello’s faithful and long-suffering wife. With Günther Groissböck as Lodovico and Dimitri Pittas as Cassio.
Aleksandrs Antonenko
Otello
Željko Lučić
Iago
Sonya Yoncheva
Desdemona
Arrigo Boito
1
Dimitri Pittas
Cassio
Chad Shelton
Roderigo
Jennifer Johnson Cano
Emilia
Günther Groissböck
Lodovico
Jeff Mattsey
Montano
Tyler Duncan
A herald
Eric Owens
Self - Host
Sony Classical
N/A
The Metropolitan Opera
US
