Rent Otello: Berliner Philharmoniker (Herbert von Karajan) (1974)
4.0 of 5 from 46 ratings
2h 20min
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- Synopsis:
- Herbert von Karajan directed this film of Verdi's Shakespearean masterpiece as well as conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. As the tragic Moor of Venice, arguably his greatest role, Jon Vickers (in the words of critic David Cairns) "commands both the notes and the moral grandeur of the part...And he has the aura of greatness - greatness of heart, of bearing, of musical and dramatic conception". Mirella Freni is a heartbreakingly lovely and fragile Desdemona, while the fine English baritone Peter Glossop plays the villainous Jago.
- Actors:
- Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Stefania Malagu, Aldo Bottion, Michel Sénéchal, Mario Macchi, José van Dam
- Directors:
- Roger Benamou
- Producers:
- Fritz Buttenstedt
- Writers:
- Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare
- Studio:
- Deutsche Grammophon
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Germany
