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• Rigoletto (1851) • Il trovatore (1853) • La traviata (1853) • Les vêpres siciliennes (1855) • Un ballo in maschera (1859) • La forza del destino (1862) • Aida (1871) • Otello (1887) • Falstaff (1893) |
“Otello” by Giuseppe Verdi
Premiere / date of written: 5 February 1887
Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare's play Othello. It was Verdi's penultimate opera, and was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on February 5, 1887.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Italian
  |
Arrigo Boito |
| 2 |
German
|
Gerd Uekermann |
| 3 |
English
|
Avril Bardoni |
| 4 |
French
|
J. Barnabé, 1986 |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1932 | Otello — Nicola Fusati, Desdemona — Maria Carbone, Iago — Apollo Granforte, Cassio — Piero Girardi, Rodrigo — Nello Palai, Lodovico — Corrado Zambelli, Montano — Enrico Spada, Emilia — Tamara Beltacchi |
Carlo Sabajno La Scala Orchestra and Chorus, Milan |
CD: Preiser Records Cat: 20012 |
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| 1947
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Otello — Ramón Vinay, Desdemona — Herva Nelli, Iago — Giuseppe Valdengo, Cassio — Virginio Assandri, Rodrigo — Leslie Chabay, Lodovico — Nicola Moscona, Montano — Arthur Newman, Emilia — Nan Merriman |
Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra and chorus |
CD: RCA Victor Cat: 60302 |
$22.00 |
| 1954 | Otello — Mario Del Monaco, Desdemona — Renata Tebaldi, Iago — Aldo Protti, Cassio — Piero De Palma, Rodrigo — Angelo Mercuriali, Lodovico — Fernando Corena, Montano — Pier Luigi Latinucci, Emilia — Luisa Ribacchi, Un Araldo — Dario Caselli |
Alberto Erede Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia orchestra and chorus |
CD: Decca |
$14.98 |
| 1961 | Otello — Mario Del Monaco, Desdemona — Renata Tebaldi, Iago — Aldo Protti, Cassio — Nello Romanato, Rodrigo — Athos Cesarini, Lodovico — Fernando Corena, Montano — Tom Krause, Emilia — Ana Raquel Satra |
Herbert von Karajan Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus |
CD: Decca Cat: 028941161826 |
$39.95 |
| 1973 | Otello — Jon Vickers, Desdemona — Mirella Freni, Iago — Peter Glossop, Cassio — Aldo Bottion, Rodrigo — Michel Sénéchal, Lodovico — José van Dam, Montano — Mario Macchi, Emilia — Stefania Malagù, Un Araldo — Mario Macchi |
Herbert von Karajan Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus |
CD: EMI Cat: CMS 769 3082 |
$7.57 |
| 1978 | Otello — Plácido Domingo, Desdemona — Renata Scotto, Iago — Sherrill Milnes, Cassio — Frank Little Rodrigo — Paul Crook Lodovico — Paul Plishka Montano — Malcolm King Emilia — Jean Kraft Un Araldo — Malcolm King |
James Levine National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus |
CD: RCA Victor Cat: 74321395012 |
$17.43 |
| 1992 | Otello — Plácido Domingo, Desdemona — Kiri Te Kanawa, Iago — Sergei Leiferkus, Cassio — Robin Leggate, Rodrigo — Ramon Remedios, Lodovico — Mark Beesley, Montano — Roderick Earle, Emilia — Claire Powell, Un Araldo — Christopher Lackner |
Sir Georg Solti Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra Brian Large |
DVD:Kultur Video Cat: 0 32031 14929 8 |
$20.00 |
| 1994 | Otello — Plácido Domingo, Desdemona — Cheryl Studer, Iago — Sergei Leiferkus, Cassio — Ramón Vargas, Rodrigo — Michael Schade, Lodovico — Ildebrando d' Arcangelo, Montano — Giacomo Prestia, Emilia — Denyce Graves, Un Araldo — Philippe Duminy |
Myung-whun Chung Opéra Bastille, Paris |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 439 805-2 |
$16.49 |
| 2013 | Otello — Aleksandrs Antonenko, Desdemona — Krassimira Stoyanova, Iago — Carlo Guelfi, Cassio — Juan Francisco Gatell, Rodrigo — Michael Spyres, Lodovico — Eric Owens, Montano — Paolo Battaglia, Emilia — Barbara Di Castri, Un Araldo — David Govertsen |
Riccardo Muti Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus |
CSO Resound |
$32.99 |
Video recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra, Director |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1978 | Otello — Jon Vickers, Desdemona — Renata Scotto, Iago — Cornell MacNeil, Cassio — Raymond Gibbs, Rodrigo — Andrea Velis, Lodovico — James Morris, Montano — Robert Goodloe, Emilia — Jean Kraft, Un Araldo — Arthur Thompson |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Franco Zeffirelli |
DVD: Met Opera Cat: 811357012185 Taken from the September 25, 1978 live performance. |
$19.99 |
| 1995 | Otello — Plácido Domingo, Desdemona — Renée Fleming, Iago — James Morris, Cassio — Richard Croft, Rodrigo — Charles Anthony, Lodovico — Alexander Anisimov, Montano — Ted Lambrinos, Emilia — Jane Bunnell, Un Araldo — Christopher Schaldenbrand |
James Levine Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus Brian Large |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 00440 073 0929 |
$18.79 |
External links
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Recordings on operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
- Sheet Music — www.sheetmusicplus.com