A period of sixteen years separates Aida and Verdi’s penultimate opera, Otello— Verdi’s second opera based on Shakespeare. Otello was greeted with great enthusiasm when it was first given at La Scala in 1887 and today ranks, along with Wagner’s Tristan, as one of the greatest challenges to any tenor who needs both supreme vocal and acting abilities to do justice to the role. Plácido Domingo is without doubt one of the greatest interpreters of this hugely challenging role.
Release includes a booklet with a three language synopsis [English / French / German], full cast list and detailed track list.
Recorded in 1978
Verdi: Otello
Act 1: Una Vela!
Act 1: Esultate!
Act 1: Fuoco Di Gioia!
Act 1: Roderigo, Beviam!
Act 1: Inaffia L'Ugola!
Act 1: Capitano, V'Attende
Act 1: Ol`! Che Avvien?
Act 1: Gi` Nella Notte
Act 1: Quando Narravi
Act 1: Venga La Morte!
Act 2: Non Ti Cruciar
Act 2: Credo In Un Dio Crudel
Act 2: Eccola
Act 2: Ci M'Accora
Act 2: Dove Guardi Splendono
Act 2: D'Un Uom Che Gerne
Act 2: Desdemona Rea!
Act 2: Ora E Per Sempre Addio
Act 2: Era La Notte
Act 2: Sl, Pel Ciel!
Act 3: Introduction
Act 3: La Vedetta Del Porto
Act 3: Dio Ti Giocondi, O Sposo
Act 3: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar
Act 3: Vieni, L'Aula È Deserta
Act 3: Questa È Una Ragna
Act 3: Come La Ucciderò?
Act 3: Viva Il Leon Di San Marco!
Act 3: A Terra!...Sì...Nel Livido Fango
Act 4: Era Più Calmo?
Act 4: Mia Madre Aveva Una Povera Ancella (Widow Song)
Act 4: Ave Maria
Act 4: Chi È Là? Otello?
Act 4: Calma Come La Tomba
Act 4: Niun Mi Tema
October 2009
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“The revelation is Scotto as Desdemona: imbuing every phrase with colour and meaning, stunning in the Act III ensemble and shattering in her final cry of farewell to maid Emilia.”
28th August 2009
“The earliest of Placido Domingo's studio recordings of Otello, made in London in 1978 just two years after he sang the role for the first time, is a must-have at this price...full of ardent, intensely lyrical singing”
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Act 1: Una Vela!
