Opera on 3

Verdi's Otello Giuseppe Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's play is widely regarded as the composer's crowning operatic achievement. South African tenor Johan Botha interprets the role of the tragic hero Otello, and Renee Fleming returns to one of her most celebrated roles as the doomed Desdemona. Semyon Bychkov conducts a production by Elijah Moshinsky. Presented from New York by Margaret Juntwait. Desdemona ...... Renee Fleming (soprano) Otello ...... Johan Botha (tenor) Iago ...... Carlo Guelfi (baritone) Emilia ...... Wendy White (mezzo-soprano) Cassio ...... Garrett Sorenson (tenor) Roderigo ...... Ronald Naldi (tenor) Montano ...... Charles Taylor (baritone) Lodovico ...... Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass) Herald ...... David Won (baritone) Chorus and Orchestra of New York Metropolitan Opera Semyon Bychkov (conductor).