The Legacy of Othello
2022
Documentary
History
Overview
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
Directors
Dag Freyer
