Renée Fleming and Johan Botha Star in Verdi's Shakespearean Masterpiece “Otello”
Broadcast to Your Local Movie Theater Wednesday, July 9
Renée Fleming sings one of her greatest roles as the innocent Desdemona in Verdi's towering tragedy “Otello.” South African tenor Johan Botha sings the title role, one of the most demanding parts in the operatic repertory, with German baritone Falk Struckmann as the treacherous villain Iago and rising American tenor Michael Fabiano in his Live in HD debut as Cassio. Maestro Semyon Bychkov conducts Verdi's dramatic masterpiece, which is based on Shakespeare's play. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the Met's leading Verdi stars, hosts the transmission and interviews the stars backstage. (Running time: approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes.)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
Click here for a list of participating U.S. cinemas and ticketing links. Ticket prices vary. More information is available at www.FathomEvents.com or http://www.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.
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Broadcast to Your Local Movie Theater Wednesday, July 9
Renée Fleming sings one of her greatest roles as the innocent Desdemona in Verdi's towering tragedy “Otello.” South African tenor Johan Botha sings the title role, one of the most demanding parts in the operatic repertory, with German baritone Falk Struckmann as the treacherous villain Iago and rising American tenor Michael Fabiano in his Live in HD debut as Cassio. Maestro Semyon Bychkov conducts Verdi's dramatic masterpiece, which is based on Shakespeare's play. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the Met's leading Verdi stars, hosts the transmission and interviews the stars backstage. (Running time: approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes.)
WHEN: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
Click here for a list of participating U.S. cinemas and ticketing links. Ticket prices vary. More information is available at www.FathomEvents.com or http://www.metoperafamily.org/hdlive.
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