Otello
2012 Sarasota Opera Production
March 3, 6, 11m, 14, 17, 22, 25m
Conductor
Victor DeRenzi
Stage Director
Stephanie Sundine
Scenic Designer
David P. Gordon
Costume Coordinator
Howard Tsvi Kaplan
Lighting Designer
Ken Yunker
Wigs And Make-Up Designer
Georgianna Eberhard
Chorus Master
Roger L. Bingaman
Youth Opera Chorus Master
Jesse Martins
Assistant Conductors
Michael Sakir, Tessa Hartle
Choreographer
Diane Partington
Fight Choreographer
Brian Robertson
Surtitle Supplier
Words For Music
Surtitle Translator
Victor DeRenzi
New Production Created By Sarasota Opera
Cast
Otello, a Moor, general of the Venetian fleet
Rafael Dávila / Mathew Edwardsen
Jago, an ensign
Sean Anderson
Cassio, platoon captain
Heath Huberg
Roderigo, a Venetian gentleman
Mathew Edwardsen/ Eric Bowden**
Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic
Jeffrey Beruan*
Montano, Otello's predecessor as governor of Cyprus
Stephen Fish*
A herald
Dimitrie Lazich*
Desdemona, Otello's wife
Maria D’Amato
Emilia, Iago's wife
Cynthia Hanna*
* Studio Artist
** Apprentice Artist
Sarasota Opera Orchestra
Chorus: Sarasota Opera Apprentice And Studio Artists
Sarasota Youth Opera
Reviews
“Blistering and beautiful.”
—Richard Storm, Sarasota Herald Tribune
“It’s hard to imagine anything better than this immaculate production.”
—John Fleming, Opera News
“The production was all one could wish for.”
—Alan Becker, American Record Guide
“The finest Sarasota performance I’ve seen … one of the best Otello productions too.”
—David Shengold, Opera Magazine
(Photos: Rod Millington / Sarasota Opera)
Lyric Drama In Four Acts, Sung In Italian
Verses By Arrigo Boito
Based On The Play The Tragedy Of Othello,
The Moor Of Venice By William Shakespeare