Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
Stars: Plácido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Díaz, Petra Malakova, Urbano Barberini, Massimo Foschi
Crew: Ennio Guarnieri (Director of Photography), Franco Zeffirelli (Director), Yoram Globus (Producer), Menahem Golan (Producer), John Thompson (Executive Producer), Masolino D'Amico (Adaptation)
Country: Italy, Netherlands, United States of America
Language: Italiano
Studio: Italian International Film, The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Runtime: 118 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 04, 1986
IMDb: 5.1
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