Photo Title
Preview
Production Title
Othello
Production Date
1978
Photograph Caption
Othello praises his wife's musical abilities. Renata Scotto (soprano), lovely star of the Metropolitan Opera, sings the role of Desdemona in Verdi's opera.
Dialogue
Othello: "Oh, the world hath not a sweeter creature...so delicate with her needle, an admirable musician--oh, she will sing the savageness out of a bear--of so high and plenteous wit and invention--...of so gentle a condition..." (Shakespeare, "Othello," IV.i.194-204).
Play Title
Othello
Series
Live From the Met
Venue
Opera; Television
Company Location
New York (N.Y.)
Company Name
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Place of Production
New York (N.Y.)
Genre
Tragedy
Character
Desdemona: Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Other Credits
Giuseppe Verdi - Composer
Object Type
black-and-white photographs
Size of Original
8 x 10 in.
Donor
Cole, Joseph E.
Repository
Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Format
jpeg
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