There can be no doubt that Verdi’s opera is performed now more often than Shakespeare’s play. If this tale of the extremes of erotic jealousy often fails to convince in the theatre, on the operatic stage the music plays a condensing, decoding, interpretive role. Set between his innocent beloved and the conniving Iago, the work’s hero comes across as out of control; as a man who has abandoned himself to passions from which no one can escape.
In Italian with Greek surtitles.
Conducted by
Loukas Karytinos
Direction
Spyros Evangelatos
Set design
Giorgos Patsas
Chorus master
Nikos Vasileiou
Choreography
Irina Akrioti
Wardrobe mistress
Tota Pritsa
Lighting design
Spyros Evangelatos, Giannis Theodoridis
Libretto
Arrigo Boito
Choreography
Irina Kolioubakina-Akrioti
Cast
Otello, A moor, general of the evenetian Army: Mario Malagnini (14/6), Angelo Simo (15/6)
Iago, ensign to Otello: Alexandru Agache
Cassio, Lieutenant to Otello: Giannis Christopoulos
Roderigo, Venetian Nobleman: Filippos Dellatolas
Lodovico, Ambassador of the Venetian Republic: Konstantinos Katsaras (14/6), Konstantinos Sfyris (15/6)
Montano, Otello’s predecessor as governor of Cyprys: Dimitris Platanias
A Herald: Kostas Mavrogenis
Desmona, wife of Otello: Dimitra Theodosiou
Emilia, wife of Iago: Maria Marketou
Dancers
Esmeraldo Bitro, Hector Bolando, Elton Dimrochi, Elton Pitsari, Ilir Sipri, Dimitris Ferras
Conductor
Giorgos Aravidis
Assistant conductor
Thodoros Montesantos
Assistant director
Panagis Pagoulatos
Assistant wardrobe mistress
Dina Antonopoulou
Fencing coach
Konstantinos Boumboukis
Coaching (soloists)
Frixos Mortzos, Maria Neofytidou
Coaching (choir)
Ermione Nastou
Coaching (musical, ballet)
Eris Melogiannidi-Moustidi
Surtitles translation
Violeta Sotiropoulou-Karydi
With the orchestra, chorus and ballet of the Greek National Opera
€100 (Α’); €85 (Β’); €65 (C’); €45 (D’); €40 (Group); €35 (Upper Tier); €25 (Group in Upper Tier or Student)
