Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play by William Shakespeare
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1948
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Cast
Otello, the Moor
Desdemona, his wife
Iago, his ensign
Cassio, his lieutenant
Emilia, wife of Iago
Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman
Lodovico, an ambassador
Montano, predecessor of Otello in the government of Cyprus
Herald
Show Dates
Time and Place
End of Fifteenth Century; a Seaport on Cyprus
Scenes
Act I -- Outside the Castle
Act II -- A Hall on the Ground Floor of the Castle
Act III -- The Great Hall of the Castle
Act IV -- The Bedroom of Desdemona