Othello is a successful general of the Republic of Venice, married to the beautiful Desdemona, and he is black. This makes him an admired exotic in the world of white men and women. Above all, his ensign Jago envies him this position, his marriage and the acceptance he has achieved in Venetian society. He harbors a primal hatred against the supposed intruder, who, he believes, gets in his way in everything. A recorded stage production.—DNT Weimar