OTELLO Del Monaco, Capecchi, Carteri; Serafin (1958) (DVD)

The towering Otello of his time, Mario Del Monaco stars in this 1958 film of the opera. The cast includes Rosanna Carteri as Desdemona, Renato Capecchi as Iago and Gino Mattera as Cassio. The RAI orchestra and chorus are under the direction of the legendary maestro Tullio Serafin. A stunning document of Del Monaco at the height of his vocal and dramatic powers. Sung in Italian with subtitles in English, French, and German.
B&W, 136 minutes, 4:3, All regions

OTELLO
Opera in Four Acts
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by Arrigo Boito, after Shakespeare

Cast:
Otello - Mario Del Monaco
Jago - Renato Capecchi
Cassio - Gino Materra
Roderigo - Athos Cesarini
Lodovico - Plinio Clabassi
Montano - Nestore Catalani
Desdemona - Rosanna Carteri
Emilia - Luisella Ciaffi

Chorus and Orchestra of RAI Milan
Tullio Serafin, conductor