Composer
Librettist
Based On
the play by William Shakespeare
Company
San Francisco Opera Association Touring
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Venue
Shrine Auditorium
Season
1959
Language
Italian
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Otello, governor of Cyprus
Desdemona, his bride
Iago, his ensign
Cassio, Otello's lieutenant
Emilia, Iago's wife
Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman
Lodovico, ambassador of Venice
Montano, former governor of Cyprus
Herald
Show Dates
Time and Place
A seaport on Cyprus; late fifteenth century
Scenes
Act I -- An open square outside Otello's castle
Act II -- A hall in the castle
Act III -- The great hall of the castle
Act IV -- Desdemona's bedchamber
Notes
San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Major intermission after Act II