“Otello” – Cast

Characters

Otello (a Moor, general in the Venetian army) — Tenor Iago (Otello’s ensign) — Baritone Cassio (a captain under Otello) — Tenor Roderigo (a Venetian gentleman) — Tenor Lodovico (ambassador of the Venetian Republic) — Bass Montano (Otello’s predecessor as governor of Cyprus) — Bass A Herald — Bass Desdemona (Otello’s wife) — Soprano Emilia (Iago’s wife) — Mezzo-soprano Chorus Soldiers and sailors of the Venetian Republic, Venetian ladies and gentlemen, Cypriot townspeople of both sexes, Greek, Dalmatian and Albanian warriors, children of the island, a tavern keeper, four tavern servants, and lower-ranking crew members. Time and Place A coastal city on the island of Cyprus, at the end of the 15th century.