Organization

Conductor

Conductor (+1)

Robert Kružík

Stage director

Martin Glaser

Set designer

Pavel Borák

Lighting designer

Martin Špetlík

Chorusmaster

Chorusmaster (+1)

Pavel Koňárek

Dramaturge

Dramaturge (+3)

Patricie Částková

Mezzo-soprano (+5)

Václava Krejčí Housková

Emilia

ND Brno

Costume designer

Costume designer (+1)

Markéta Sládečková

Tenor (+1)

Sung-Kyu Park

Otello

Soprano (+1)

Jana Šrejma Kačírková

Desdemona

Bass (+6)

David Nykl

The Doge

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno

Chorus

Chorus of the Janáček Opera of the National Theatre Brno

Janáčkovo divadlo

Aleš Briscein

Cassio

Tenor (+4)

Vít Nosek

Rodrigo

Bass (+3)

Josef Škarka

Montano

Baritone (+2)

Kornél Mikecz

A Herald

Tenor

Tigran Hakobyan

Petr Levíček

Petr Karas

Baritone (+1)

Dalibor Jenis

Iago

Tenor (+2)

Harold Meers

Giorgi Mtchedlishvili

Pavla Vykopalová

Baritone

Dragutin Matić

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Jana Hrochová

Oh, the power of love, power that can turn a person into an animal

Storms are raging on the coast of Cyprus and the people have gathered in the port to watch in horror as a ship returning from a military campaign against the Turks attempts to make landfall. To everyone´s relief, the ship anchors safely and the crowd welcomes the victorious Otello. A stunning choral performance then ensues, dramatically commencing one of Verdi’s most famous operas, before the story moves on to the dangerous interplay of intrigues and jealousy that arise around Otello and his wife Desdemona thanks to the machinations of the treacherous Iago. Shakespeare´s famous tragedy has been staged for more than four hundred years, and it still hasn’t lost any of its relevance. Giuseppe Verdi was a great admirer of Shakespeare´s work, and he considered the possibility of setting one of his plays to music many times. Aside from his version of Macbeth, at the end of Verdi´s life he finally chose Otello. This time, he was lucky not only to have found an excellent topic, but also a great librettist, as his collaborator was none other than the Italian poet and composer Arrigo Boito, who helped him flesh out his ideas into an ideal form. Verdi´s penultimate opera is truly a masterpiece, with three-dimensionally depicted characters and grand choral scenes that alternate with intimate lyrical moments. The role of Otello tests the skills of the best of heroic tenors, as Verdi imbued it with every shade of the human soul – at first portrayed as a warrior, and then as a tender and loving man, Otello finally transforms into a wounded animal consumed by jealousy. This unique work by Verdi is returning to the Brno stage after more than thirty years away.

Premiere: 17th June 2022 at the Janáček Theatre

Iodáilis

Otello -  (Othello)

Brno

Czech Republic

Otello Verdi

Staged

Opera

Othello

Jnanakumar P

Seicis

Béarla

Gearmáinis

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Approved

Otello (Othello), Verdi

Caitheadh

Emilia

Otello

Desdemona

Lodovico

Cassio

Roderigo

Montano

Un araldo

Jago

Criú

Stage director

Conductor

Set designer

Costume designer

Chorusmaster

Lighting designer

Dramaturge

Uirlisí ceoil

Léiritheoir

Léiritheoir

Ensemble

Ceolfhoireann

Curfá

Comhléiritheoir

Físeáin faoi thrácht

Grianghraif

Faoi

Composer

Librettist

Tuairisc

Achoimre ar an léiriú