New Stage

14 & 15 September, 19:00

Premiered at the Savonlinna Opera Festival on July 14, 2018

Co-production with Chorégies d’Orange Opera Festival (France).

Sung in Italian with one interval.
Running time: about 3 hours.
Libretto by Arrigo Boito after the play of the same name by William Shakespeare

Stage Director: Nadine Duffaut
Set Designer: Emmanuelle Favre
Costume Designer: Katia Duflot
Lighting Designer: Marc Delamezière
Video Designer: Arthur Colignon
Chorus Master: Matti Hyökki

CAST:

Conductor — Antonello Allemandi

Otello, a Moorish general — Carl Tanner
Jago, Otellos ensign — Elia Fabbian
Cassio, Otellos captain — Joska Lehtinen
Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice — Ilkka Hämäläinen
Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic — Kihwan Sim
Montano, former Governor of Cyprus — Niklas Spångberg
Herald — Juha Pikkarainen
Desdemona, Otello’s wife — Marina Costa-Jackson
Emilia, wife of Iago and maid of Desdemona — Anna Danik
A scene from the performance. <br/> Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Marina Costa-Jackson as Desdemona. <br/>Photo: Anna-Katri Hänninen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Marina Costa-Jackson as Desdemona.
Photo: Anna-Katri Hänninen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Joska Lehtinen as Cassio. <br/>Elia Fabbian as Jago. <br/>Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Joska Lehtinen as Cassio.
Elia Fabbian as Jago.
Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Elia Fabbian as Jago. <br/>Photo: Anna-Katri Hänninen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Elia Fabbian as Jago.
Photo: Anna-Katri Hänninen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Carl Tanner as Otello. <br/>Elia Fabbian as Jago. <br/>Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
Carl Tanner as Otello.
Elia Fabbian as Jago.
Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
A scene from the performance. <br/> Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.
A scene from the performance.
Photo: Soila Puurtinen/ Savonlinna Opera Festival.