Otello Director: Brian Large, Elijah Moshinsky Cast: Plácido Domingo, Sergei Leiferkus, Kiri Te Kanawa
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- DVD Release Date: 04/01/2001
- Original Release: 1992
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- Sales Rank: 20,020
Scene Index
Side #1 --
0. Scene Selections
1. Act I: Una Vela! (Cypriots, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo) [5:44]
2. Act I: Esultate! (Otello, Cypriots, Iago, Roderigo) [4:54]
3. Act I: Fuoco di Giola! (Cypriots) [2:31]
4. Act I: Roderigo, Beviam! (Iago, Cassio, Cypriots, Roderigo) [1:33]
5. Act I: Inaffia l'Ugola! (Iago, Cassio, Cypriots, Roderigo) [3:38]
6. Act I: Capitano, V'Attende la Fazione (Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo, Cypriots) [1:23]
7. Act II: Ola! Che Avvien? (Otello, Iago, Cassio, Montano) [1:08]
8. Act II: Già Nella Notte Densa (Otello, Desdemona) [4:24]
9. Act II: Quando Narravi l'Esule Tua Vita (Desdemona, Otello) [3:10]
10. Act II: Venga la Morte! (Otello, Desdemona) [4:25]
11. Act II: Non Ti Crucciar (Iago, Cassio) [3:10]
12. Act II: Credo in un Dio Crudel (Iago) [4:18]
13. Act II: Eccola...Cassio (Iago) [1:18]
14. Act II: Ciò M'Accora (Iago, Otello) [4:26]
15. Act II: Dove Guardi Splendono (Cypriots, Iago, Children, Sailors, Desdemona, Otello) [4:45]
16. Act II: D'un Uom Che Geme (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Emilia) [5:06]
17. Act II: Desdemona Rea! (Otello, Iago) [1:39]
18. Act II: Ora e Per Sempre Addio (Otello, Iago) [3:34]
19. Act II: Éra la Notte, Cassio Dormia (Iago, Otello) [4:33]
20. Act II: Sì, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro! (Otello, Iago) [3:13]
21. Act III: Introduction [1:46]
22. Act III: La Vedetta del Porto (Herald, Otello, Iago) [1:21]
23. Act III: Dio Ti Giocondi, O Sposo (Desdemona, Otello) [10:24]
24. Act III: Dio! Mi Potevi Scagliar (Otello, Iago) [4:15]
25. Act III: Vieni, l'Aula È Deserta (Iago, Cassio, Otello) [3:41]
26. Act III: Questa È una Ragna (Iago, Cassio, Otello) [1:52]
27. Act III: Come la Ucciderò? (Otello, Iago, Cypriots) [1:25]
28. Act III: Viva il Leon di San Marco (Cypriots, Lodovico, Otello, Desdemona, Emilia, Iago, Roderigo, Gentlemen, Cassio) [5:11]
29. Act III: A Terra!...sì...Nel Livido Fango (Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Lodovico, Ladies, Gentlemen, Iago, Otello) [8:12]
30. Act IV: Introduction [2:37]
31. Act IV: Era Più Calmo? (Emilia, Desdemona) [10:23]
32. Act IV: Ave Maria (Desdemona) [5:35]
33. Act IV: Chi È Là? (Desdemona, Otello) [5:24]
34. Act IV: Calma Come la Tomba (Otello, Emilia, Desdemona, Cassio, Iago, Lodovico, Montano) [3:49]
35. Act IV: Niun Mi Tema (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano) [5:18]
Editorial Reviews
Through the closing years of the 20th century, Plácido Domingo was the leading exponent of the title role of Verdi's penultimate opera. It is one of the most challenging roles to sing, demanding a dramatic and vocal power few tenors can manage comfortably, and listeners were understandably nervous when Domingo began appearing in the role in the 1970s. But, as this exciting 1992 performance from the Royal Opera House demonstrates, the years of work he put into this role gave Domingo's Otello a thrilling authority. Opera singers sometimes look jarringly strange in close-up; it takes a lot of muscle and lung power to produce those big sounds. But Domingo is so immersed in the tragic machinations of his role that his performance benefits from the camera's close scrutiny. Sergei Leifkerus (Iago) is at his best in his moments with Domingo: The tension between the two characters is extraordinary, and their vocal sparring rivets the viewer's attention. The Desdemona is Kiri Te Kanawa, famous for her peerlessly crystalline soprano and beautiful appearance. On this occasion she also shows enthralling dramatic ability, thanks to conductor Sir Georg Solti, who leads a powerfully driven reading of this magnificent work. Patrick Giles, Barnes & Noble
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