Desdemona in Verdi's Otello was a career role for soprano Renata Tebaldi, from her first operatic performance outside of Italy to her final appearance on the opera stage. Between those landmarks she performed the role nearly 100 times all over the world and made studio audio recordings that became reference recordings for the role. This 1962 production with the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Giuseppe Patane was planned as a media event from the outset and blessedly captures a consummate artist in a signature role at the peak of her gifts.
Renata Tebaldi
as Desdemona
Hans Beirer
as Otello
William Dooley
as Jago
Mario Ferrara
as Cassio
Karl-Ernst Mercker
as Rodrigo
Sieglinde Wagner
as Emilia
Ivan Sardi
as Lodovico
Pecca Salomaa
as Montano
Hans-Dietrich Pohl
as Herald
Giuseppe Patanè
as Conductor
