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Otello-27 October 1992 Evening 7.30pm

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Opera: Performance details

Company: The Royal Opera
Venue: Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Performance status: Gala performance
Conductor Georg Solti
Chorus Director Terry Edwards
Leader Bradley Creswick
Cast
Montano
former governor of Cyprus 		Roderick Earle
Cassio
a captain 		Robin Leggate
Iago
Otello's ensign 		Sergei Leiferkus
Roderigo
A Venetian gentleman 		Ramon Remedios
Otello
general of the Venetian forces 		Plácido Domingo
Desdemona
his wife 		Kiri Te Kanawa
Emilia
Iago's wife 		Claire Powell
A Herald Christopher Lackner
Lodovico
an ambassador from Venice 		Mark Beesley
Venetian soldiers, sailors, ladies and gentlemen, Cypriot populace The Royal Opera Chorus
Extra Chorus
Actors
Dancers
Organ Christopher McManus
Chorley Wood Children from St Clement Danes School
The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Notes: Performance in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday
Sponsor: The Boeing Company (Gala)
Language: Italian
Durations: Acts I and II: 75 minutes, Acts III and IV: 72 minutes
Event: Number 1 in The Royal Opera Gala performance of 'Otello' 27 October 1992
Television - live relay : BBC 2; 27 October 1992; Director for television: Brian Large
Radio - live relay : BBC Radio 3; 27 October 1992
Information source: Royal Opera House Gala programme for 27 October 1992 (in Royal Opera House Collections)