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This new recording of Verdi’s Otello possesses numerous attributes: Melody Moore’s Desdemona, Nikolai Schukoff’s Otello, and the very inspired Gulbenkian Orchestra coupled with the Gulbenkian Choir, admirably set and extremely precise, including in the highly virtuoso passages. It’s worth mentioning that Verdi’s last drama – the composer ended his career with the comic opera Falstaff – completed in 1887 after sixteen years of lyrical silence (his previous work was Aida in 1871) is spectacularly at odds with his previous language; there are few isolated motifs and recitatives, in favour of a much more modern fluidity of speech, closer to the Shakespeare drama, and a tight plot focusing on the characters and immediate actions of each of them. Lawrence Foster's interpretation highlights this continuity. Interestingly Arturo Toscanini was one of the cellists for the world premiere on February 5th, 1887 at La Scala in Milan. © SM/Qobuz
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Otello, Act I (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Luis Rodrigues, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Carlos Cardoso, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Luis Rodrigues, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Santa Cecilia Music Academy Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Luis Rodrigues, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Santa Cecilia Music Academy Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Luis Rodrigues, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Carlos Cardoso, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Santa Cecilia Music Academy Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Luis Rodrigues, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Otello, Act II (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Helena Zubanovich, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
DISC 2
Otello, Act III (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Leandro César, MainArtist, VocalSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Santa Cecilia Music Academy Children's Choir, Choir, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Kevin Short, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Carlos Cardoso, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Helena Zubanovich, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Coro Gulbenkian, Choir, MainArtist - Carlos Cardoso, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Otello, Act IV (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Helena Zubanovich, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Helena Zubanovich, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Lester Lynch, MainArtist, BaritoneVocals - Melody Moore, MainArtist, SopranoSolo - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Kevin Short, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist - Junho You, MainArtist, TenorSolo
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Lawrence Foster, Conductor, MainArtist - Nikolai Schukoff, MainArtist, TenorSolo - Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orchestra, MainArtist
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
Album review
This new recording of Verdi’s Otello possesses numerous attributes: Melody Moore’s Desdemona, Nikolai Schukoff’s Otello, and the very inspired Gulbenkian Orchestra coupled with the Gulbenkian Choir, admirably set and extremely precise, including in the highly virtuoso passages. It’s worth mentioning that Verdi’s last drama – the composer ended his career with the comic opera Falstaff – completed in 1887 after sixteen years of lyrical silence (his previous work was Aida in 1871) is spectacularly at odds with his previous language; there are few isolated motifs and recitatives, in favour of a much more modern fluidity of speech, closer to the Shakespeare drama, and a tight plot focusing on the characters and immediate actions of each of them. Lawrence Foster's interpretation highlights this continuity. Interestingly Arturo Toscanini was one of the cellists for the world premiere on February 5th, 1887 at La Scala in Milan. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 35 track(s)
- Total length: 02:22:35
- Main artists: Lawrence Foster Orquestra Gulbenkian Nikolai Schukoff Melody Moore Lester Lynch
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical Opera
2017 Pentatone Music B.V. 2017 Pentatone Music B.V.
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