The Legacy of Othello

Jun 12, 2022

0h 53m

★ 8.0

Overview

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

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Documentary

History

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Signed Media

ZDF

ARTE

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Cast

Othello

Joel Schultze-Motel

Jago

Oliver Magda

Desdemona

Katrin Katz Köbbert

Self

Jonas Kaufmann

Self

Jimmy Hartwig

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