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 1959 Language Italian Creative/Crew Conductor Francesco Molinari-Pradelli Stage Director(s) Dino Yannopoulos Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Otello, governor of Cyprus Mario Del Monaco Desdemona, his bride Gabriella Tucci Iago, his ensign Mario Zanasi Cassio, Otello's lieutenant Giuseppe Zampieri Emilia, Iago's wife Katherine Hilgenberg Montano, former governor of Cyprus Mark Elyn Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman Howard Fried Lodovico, ambassador of Venice Mino Yahia Herald Eugene Green Show Dates Fri, Oct 16 1959, 8pm Thu, Oct 22 1959, 8pm 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 INTERMISSION Act III -- The great hall of the castle Act IV -- Desdemona's bedchamber Media Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario del Monaco (Otello), Katherine Hilgenberg (Emilia), Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona), Mario Del Monaco (Otello) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello), Mario Zanasi (Iago) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello), Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Maria Jeanette/San Francisco Opera. Mario Zanasi (Iago) Credit Maria Jeanette Notes San Francisco Opera Boys Chorus
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario del Monaco (Otello), Katherine Hilgenberg (Emilia), Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona), Mario Del Monaco (Otello) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello), Mario Zanasi (Iago) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Mario Del Monaco (Otello), Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Bill Cogan/San Francisco Opera. Gabriella Tucci (Desdemona) Credit Bill Cogan
Image Otello, Giuseppe Verdi. San Francisco Opera, 1959. Photographer: Maria Jeanette/San Francisco Opera. Mario Zanasi (Iago) Credit Maria Jeanette