Otello: Cape Town Opera

About the Event

Experience the stunning drama of Italian opera at its best: Giuseppe Verdi’s 'Otello', based on the Shakespeare tragedy, will be performed by the Cape Town Opera in South Africa.

Created to celebrate the Verdi bicentenary in 2013, this visually spectacular production marks the beginning of a groundbreaking new partnership between six Southern Hemisphere opera companies, and will be staged in Australia and New Zealand in 2014 and 2015.

Cast:

Otello, a Moorish general: Kristian Benedikt
Desdemona, his wife: Sarah‐Jane Brandon
lago, Otello's ensign: George Stevens
Emilia, wife of lago and maid of Desdemona: Violina Anguelov
Cassio, Otello's captain: Derick Ellis
Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice: Tshepo Moagi
Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic: Xolela Sixaba
Montano, former Governor of Cyprus: Mandisinde Mbuyazwe
Soldiers and Sailors, Townsfolk and Children: Chorus

Conductor: Brad Cohen
Orchestra: Cape Philharmonic Orchestra
Director: Simon Phillips
Set Design: Dale Ferguson
Lighting Design: Nick Schlieper
Costume Design: Michael Mitchell
Assistant Director: Matthew Wild
Stage Manager: Juanita van Wyk