Otello, ossia Il moro di Venezia
Dramma per musica in three acts
Libretto
Francesco Maria Berio di Salsa (after Shakespeare)
Premiere
4 December 1816, Naples (Teatro del Fondo)
Cast
OTELLO (tenor)
DESDEMONA (soprano)
ELMIRO (bass)
RODRIGO (tenor)
IAGO (tenor)
EMILIA (mezzo-soprano)
LUCIO (tenor)
THE DOGE (tenor)
A GONDOLIER (tenor)
CHORUS
senators, followers of Otello, ladies-in-waiting to Desdemona, people
Place
Venice
Time
15th century