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Otello-1 May 1974 Evening

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Charles Mackerras
Chorus Master Douglas Robinson
Leader Charles Taylor
Cast
Montano
former Governor of Cyprus 		Paul Hudson
Cassio
Captain under Otello 		John Dobson
Iago
Ensign or Ancient under Otello 		Piero Cappuccilli
Roderigo
a Venetian gentleman 		Adrian de Peyer
Otello
Moor of Venice, Governor of Cyprus 		Carlo Cossutta
Desdemona
his bride 		Kiri Te Kanawa
Emilia
her companion and Iago's wife 		Elizabeth Bainbridge
A Herald David Clyde
Lodovico
Ambassador of Venice 		Gwynne Howell
Soldiers, Sailors, Fishermen, Cypriot men and women, Inn servants, Venetian Ambassadors, Dignitaries of the Venetian Republic, Ladies and Gentlemen The Royal Opera Chorus
Children from Burlington Grammar School for Girls
Children from Sussex House School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Information source: Royal Opera House programme for 1 May 1974 (in Royal Opera House Collections)