Otello in Munich: Everything Opera Should Be

By Max Woods, 04 April 2012

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Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 31 March 2012

Verdi, Otello

Bavarian State Opera

Asher Fisch, Conductor

Francesca Zambello, Director

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Peter Seiffert, Otello

Claudio Sgura, Iago

Krassimira Stoyanova, Desdemona

Pavol Breslik, Cassio

Francesco Petrozzi, Roderigo

Diogenes Randes, Lodovico

Goran Jurić, Montano

Alessandra Volpe, Emilia

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Max Woods

Max studied musicology before moving to Germany to pursue a Masters degree in music performance. He currently teaches music and English and works as a freelance journalist and performer.