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Otello-21 April 1997 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Revival
Conductor Myung-Whun Chung
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader John Brown
Cast
Montano
former governor of Cyprus 		Roderick Earle
Cassio
a captain 		Robin Leggate
Iago
Otello's ensign 		Paolo Gavanelli
Roderigo
a Venetian gentleman 		Timothy Robinson
Otello
general of the Venetian forces 		Vladimir Bogachov
Desdemona
his wife 		Kallen Esperian
Emilia
Iago's wife 		Leah-Marian Jones
A Herald Christopher Lackner
Lodovico
an ambassador from Venice 		Gwynne Howell
Venetian soldiers, sailors, ladies and gentlemen, Cypriot populace The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Actors
Dancers
Children from Tiffin School for Boys (Kingston-upon-Thames)
Children from St Paul's Church of England Junior School (Kingston)
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Language: Italian
Surtitled by: Andrew Sinclair
Durations: Act I: 7.34-8.05pm, Act II: 8.08-8.42pm, Act III: 9.10-9.47pm, Act IV: 9.51-10.24pm
Information source: Royal Opera House cast sheet and stage manager's report for 21 April 1997 (in Royal Opera House Collections)