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OTELLO

Third Programme
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Opera in four acts
Libretto by Boito
Music by VERDI on gramophone records
Cast in order of singing (in Italian)
Chorus and N.B.C. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted by ARTURO TOSCANINI
The action takes place at a seaport in Cyprus towards the end of the fifteenth century.
Acr I: Outside the castle
Acr 2: A hall in the castle

Contributors

Conducted By:
Arturo Toscanini
MONTANO, Othello's predecessor as governor of Cyprus (bass):
Arthur Newman
Cassio, Othello's lieutenant (tenor):
Virginio Assandri
IAGO,Othello's ensign (baritone):
Giuseppe Valdengo
RODERIGOa Venetian gentleman (tenor):
Leslie Chabay
OTHELLO,a Moor, general in the Venetian army (tenor):
Ramon Vinay
DESDEMONA his wife (soprano):
Herva Nelli
EMILIA lago's wife (mezzo-soprano):
Nan Merriman
LODOVICO, ambassador of the Venetian Republic (bass):
Nicola Moscona
Source: Radio Times

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