Othello, the Moor, earned fame as a magnificent military leader. He meets Desdemona, the daughter of Brabantio.
Struck by his stories of military campaigns, the girl falls in love with Othello and secretly marries him.
Brabantio turns to the Doge of Venice, believing that the Moor fell in love with Desdemona through witchcraft.
However, Othello manages to convince everyone that Desdemona is completely free in her will: «She loved me for the torment, and I loved her for compassion for them.»
He is assigned to take command of a distant garrison and leaves there with his young wife.
Radio composition of the Maly Theater performance
Recorded in 1938
Alexander Ostuzhev (Othello),
L.N. Nazarova (Desdemona),
Vladimir Meyer (Iago),
Vera Pashennaya (Emilia),
N. Dalmatov,
A. Zrazhevsky,
B. Diamonds,
A. Rzhanov,
A. Korotkov,
E. Velikhov,
the text is read by A. Dormenko.
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