Live recording from the deutsche oper berlin 1962 desdemona renata tebaldi otello hans beirer jago william dooley cassio mario ferrara emilia sieglinde wagner deutsche oper berlin conducted by giuseppe patan stage directed by hans peter lehmann set costumes by wilhelm reinking voice of an angel when renata tebaldi sang desdemona in verdis otello at londons covent garden in 1950 it was her first operatic performance outside italy it was also the role in which she made her last appear