Composer Giuseppe Verdi Librettist Arrigo Boito Based On the play by William Shakespeare Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1934 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Gaetano Merola Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master Antonio Dell'Orefice Cast Otello, the Moor Lauritz Melchior Desdemona, his wife Elisabeth Rethberg Iago, his ensign Richard Bonelli Cassio, his lieutenant Raymond Marlowe Emilia, wife of Iago Eva Gruninger Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman Amerigo Frediani Lodovico, an ambassador Louis D'Angelo Montano, predecessor of Otello in the government of Cyprus Evaristo Alibertini Herald Jack Howell Show Dates Wed, Dec 5 1934, 8pm Time and Place End of Fifteenth Century; a Seaport in 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 Media Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Eva Gruninger (Emilia) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Boys Chorus Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Richard Bonelli (Iago) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Unknown (Chorister) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1934_08_compressed.pdf (3.22 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Eva Gruninger (Emilia) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Boys Chorus Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Richard Bonelli (Iago) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Lauritz Melchior (Otello), Elisabeth Rethberg (Desdemona) Credit Morton
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1934. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Unknown (Chorister) Credit Morton