A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| JJoel Schultze-MotelOthello | Othello |
| OOliver MagdaJago | Jago |
| KKatrin Katz KöbbertDesdemona | Desdemona |
| JJonas KaufmannSelf | Self |
| JJimmy HartwigSelf | Self |