Othello

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Title

Othello

Collection

John Butler Video Archive

Names

Fracci, Carla (Dancer)
Urbain, Jimmy (Dancer)
Rhodes, Lawrence (Dancer)
Butler, John, 1920-1993 (Choreographer)
Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904 (Composer)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Spinatelli, Luisa (Designer)
Teatro alla Scala. Corpo di ballo (Performer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1976-12-15

Library Location

Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 9246
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5807 (former)

Subjects

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Othello

Genres

Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: [presented by] the Ballet of La Scala, Milan ; choreography by John Butler ; music by Antonín Dvořák.
Content: Title of work and performing company from original container.
Content: Close shot. For a wide shot of this ballet, see *MGZIC 9-5800 Othello.
Content: Additional information from a review by Susan Gould, Dance magazine, Aug. 1977, p. 73. Title of work spelled Otello.
Creation/Production Credits: Scenery and costumes, Luisa Spinatelli.
Performers: Danced by Carla Fracci (Desdemona), James Urbain (Othello) and Lawrence Rhodes (Iago) of the Ballet of La Scala.
Venue: Videotaped in performance at La Scala, Milan, in December 15, 1976.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 videotape reel (19 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.

Abstract

Ballet based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Languages

Italian

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: NYPY98-F3230
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13911980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a0eb5400-79f3-0135-18ef-00eff83ab57a

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Othello" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1976. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0eb5400-79f3-0135-18ef-00eff83ab57a

APA format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1976). Othello Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0eb5400-79f3-0135-18ef-00eff83ab57a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Othello" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a0eb5400-79f3-0135-18ef-00eff83ab57a

Wikipedia citation

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