Otello

Opera in 4 acts
Music by
Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by
Arrigo Boito
Language
Italian
Premiere
1887
Roles
  • Otello, a Moorish general
    Tenor
    • Heldentenor
  • Desdemona, his wife
    Soprano
    • Jugendlich-Dramatischer Sopran
  • Iago, Otello's ensign
    Baritone
    • Charakterbariton
  • Emilia, wife of Iago and maid of Desdemona
    Alto/Mezzo-Soprano
    • Spielalt
    • Lyrischer Mezzosopran
  • Cassio, Otello's captain
    Tenor
    • Hoher Lyrischer Tenor
  • Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice
    Tenor
    • Lodovico, amBassador of the Venetian Republic
      Bass
      • Seriöser Bass
    • Montano, former Governor of Cyprus
      Bass
      • A herald
        Bass