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Otello

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Otello

Giuseppe Verdi


Premier: 21. January 2016

Performed in Italian

Director: Manfred Schweigkofler


At the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare's Opera House with Cankarjev dom premiere in January set the stage Verdi Otella, which is based on Shakespeare's drama reworked the libretto by Arrigo Boito. On the occasion of hosting performances at the Festival Ljubljana will be the title role intended for exceptional tenoristu, Argentinean singer, composer, conductor and producer José Curi, which is known as an outstanding interpreter of Verdi's opera heroes, and in 1997 he also became known as Othello.

Verdi's musical drama is a story about love, jealousy, revenge and jealousy bracketing, which Otella rely even so far as to murder his wife faithfully follows Desdemono. He was a victim of envious Jaga, by inducing the erroneous idea of Desdemonini affection Cassiu. The tragic hero Otello at the end realizes that he has to his then wife already dead wrong, and also desperate stabs herself to death. (tansl. Slow.)


Dirigent: Jaroslav Kyzlink

Director: Manfred Schweigkofler

Sets: Walter Schütze

Costumes: Mateja Benedetti

Lighting design: Andrej Hajdinjak

Choire: Zeljka Ulčnik Remic


Cast:

Otello Michal Lehotský / Branko Robinšak

Desdemona Urška Breznik / Martina Zadro

Jago Marko Kobal / Jože Vidic

Emilia Nuška Drašček Rojko / Irena Parlov

Cassio Aljaž Farasin / Dejan Maksimilijan Vrbančič

Roderigo Andrej Debevec / Matej Vovk

Lodovico Saša Čano / Peter Martinčič

Montano Zoran Potočan / Juan

Vasle Glasnik Rok Bavčar / Robert Brezovar

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