Otello
Otello was an opera production by Opera Comique A/S, based on the opera by Giuseppe Verdi (music) and Arrigo Boito (libretto), after Othello by William Shakespeare.
Leo Slezak sang the role of Otello.
Kirsten Flagstad sang the role of Desdemona.
Information
(Objekt ID 37757)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 26, 1921 |
| Produced by | Opera Comique A/S |
| Based on | Othello by Giuseppe Verdi, Arrigo Boïto; Othello by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 12 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Opera |
| Running period | January 26, 1921 — May 27, 1921 |
More
SOURCES:
Digitaltmuseum, digitaltmuseum.no, 12.12.2016, https://digitaltmuseum.no/011012941316/rollebilde-kirsten-flagstad-som-desdemona-i-otello-opera-av-giuseppe-verdi?i=2&aq=text%3A%22opera%22%2C%22comique%22+owner%3A%22HFM%22
Svendsen, Trond Olav. (2009, 13. februar). Benno Singer, Norsk biografisk leksikon. Found November 22 2013 at http://nbl.snl.no/Benno_Singer%2Futdypning.
Contributors (17)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Arrigo Boïto | – Libretto |
| Alexander Várnay | – Direction |
| Giuseppe Verdi | – Composer |
| Leif Halvorsen | – Conductor |
| Jens Wang | – Stage design |
| Magnus Andersen | – Singer (Lodovico) |
| Otto Beck | – Singer (Cassio) |
| Simon Edvardsen | – Singer (Roderigo) |
| Kirsten Flagstad | – Singer (Desdemona) |
| Martin Hermann | – Singer (En herold) |
| Heinrich Knote (from May 22, 1921 to May 22, 1921) | – Singer (Otello) |
| Bror Niska | – Singer (Montano) |
| Leo Slezak | – Singer (Otello) |
| Carsten Ørner | – Singer (Iago) |
| Hildur Øverland | – Singer (Emilia) |
| Benno Singer | – Main producer |
Performance dates
| January 26, 1921 – Teaterlokalene i Stortingsgaten 16 | National premiere, Norway |