A satisfying Otello starring Jonas Kaufmann at the Wiener Staatsoper

Jonas Kaufmann (Otello) and Ludovic Tézier (Iago)

Ludovic Tézier (Iago), Jonas Kaufmann (Otello) and Bekhzod Davronov (Cassio)

Jonas Kaufmann (Otello) and Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Desdemona)

Por Ako Imamura, 26 octubre 2023

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“Kaufmann... delivered Otello's big monologues in Acts 2 and 3 with assured and nuanced mastery”

Crítica hecha desde Wiener Staatsoper, Viena el 25 octubre 2023

Verdi, Otello

Wiener Staatsoper

Alexander Soddy, Dirección

Adrian Noble, Dirección de escena

Dick Bird, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Jean Kalman, Diseño de iluminación

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Jonas Kaufmann, Otello

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Desdemona

Ludovic Tézier, Iago

Bekhzod Davronov, Cassio

Szilvia Vörös, Emilia

Leonardo Neiva, Montano

Malcolm Ranson, Fight Director

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.