Roles
| Role | Voice type | Premiere cast, 5 February 1887 (Conductor: Franco Faccio) |
|---|---|---|
| Otello, a Moorish general | tenor | Francesco Tamagno |
| Desdemona, his wife | soprano | Romilda Pantaleoni |
| Iago, Otello's ensign | baritone | Victor Maurel |
| Emilia, wife of Iago and maid of Desdemona | mezzo-soprano | Ginevra Petrovich |
| Cassio, Otello's captain | tenor | Giovanni Paroli |
| Roderigo, a gentleman of Venice | tenor | Vincenzo Fornari |
| Lodovico, ambassador of the Venetian Republic | bass | Francesco Navarini |
| Montano, former Governor of Cyprus | bass | Napoleone Limonta |
| A herald | bass | Angelo Lagomarsino |
| Chorus: Venetian soldiers and sailors; and Cypriot townsfolk and children | ||
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