The Legacy of Othello

A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.

Cast

Joel Schultze-Motel

Othello

Oliver Magda

Jago

Katrin Katz Köbbert

Desdemona

Jonas Kaufmann

Self

Jimmy Hartwig

Self