Otello

Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi’s Shakespearan masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, John Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part. … And he has the aura of greatness – greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago.

Genre:

Music

Duration:

140 min

Cast:

Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop

Quality:

HD

Director:

Roger Benamou

Release:

1973

Country:

Germany

Rating:

8.0