Wednesday 16th May, Corn Exchange, Newbury
7.30pm (finishes approx 10.00pm)
£8.00
Licensed bar
Celebrating legends of both opera and ballet the Festival is delighted to present two Wednesday evenings of film in its 2012 programme.
Franco Zeffirelli's acclaimed film "Otello", which premiered in 1986, is a lavish production of composer Giuseppe Verdi's classic opera based on Shakespeare's timeless and tragic masterpiece Othello. Placido Domingo at the height of his powers, stars in the title role, and with his physical as well as vocal grandeur, fills the screen with passion. There is an excellent supporting cast headed by Justino Diaz as Iago and Katia Ricciarelli as Desdemona, with conductor Lorin Maazel and the Orchestra of La Scala, Milan.
Ross Alley, who lectures on both opera and ballet at the Royal Opera House, will introduce and talk about the film before the screening.
