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It has been a while since major studios gave up recording operas in studio due to a lack of investment and profitability. But the world-renowned reputation of Jonas Kaufmann has incited Sony Classical to record and produce this new version of Verdi’s Othello in studio in the “traditional style”. The work was produced over twelve days of session recording in the generous acoustics of the splendid Parco della Musica built in Rome by the architect Renzo Piano. It is no exaggeration when we say that this is a truly astounding version of Verdi’s masterpiece that stands shoulder to shoulder with the legendary versions of the flamboyant Toscanini (1947), the winning trio Vickers-Rysanek-Gobbi of Serafin (1960) and also the electrifying live performance of Carlos Kleiber (1976). There are of course many others of diverse merit but none so utterly satisfying.
Jonas Kaufmann has waited patiently before taking on the compelling title role, singing previously as Cassio in Chicago before playing Otello in London in 2017 under the passionate direction of Antonio Pappano (interpretation available on DVD). Here, the same conductor is at helm of the supercharged and on great form, Orchestre de l’Académie Sainte-Cécile in Rome. Alongside his strong, moving, impulsive and ultimately fragile depiction of Otello, Jonas Kaufmann is joined by Federica Lombardi’s sublime Desdemona and Carlos Álvarez’s solid take on the sordid, treacherous and conniving Iago. Liparit Avetisyan and Carlo Bossi, who play Cassio and Rodrigo respectively, provide this ensemble with a perfect harmony. The sound recording provides a great presence to this vocal and instrumental delight and does justice to the aggression and violent colouring of Verdi’s final drama as the composer proves more than ever to be a match for Shakespeare. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Verdi: Otello (Giuseppe Verdi)
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, Tenor - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, Tenor - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, Tenor - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
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DISC 2
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Gian Paolo Fiocchi, Baritone
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Choir - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Carlo Bosi, AssociatedPerformer - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano - Gian Paolo Fiocchi, Baritone
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Carlos Alvarez, Baritone - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor - Virginie Verrez, Mezzo-Soprano - Federica Lombardi, Soprano
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Antonio Pappano, Conductor, MainArtist - Arrigo Boito, Librettist - Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor, MainArtist - Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra - Fabrizio Beggi, Bass - Chris Alder, Producer - Jakob Händel, Recording Engineer - Riccardo Fassi, Bass - Liparit Avetisyan, Tenor
(P) 2020 JAK GMBH & Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
It has been a while since major studios gave up recording operas in studio due to a lack of investment and profitability. But the world-renowned reputation of Jonas Kaufmann has incited Sony Classical to record and produce this new version of Verdi’s Othello in studio in the “traditional style”. The work was produced over twelve days of session recording in the generous acoustics of the splendid Parco della Musica built in Rome by the architect Renzo Piano. It is no exaggeration when we say that this is a truly astounding version of Verdi’s masterpiece that stands shoulder to shoulder with the legendary versions of the flamboyant Toscanini (1947), the winning trio Vickers-Rysanek-Gobbi of Serafin (1960) and also the electrifying live performance of Carlos Kleiber (1976). There are of course many others of diverse merit but none so utterly satisfying.
Jonas Kaufmann has waited patiently before taking on the compelling title role, singing previously as Cassio in Chicago before playing Otello in London in 2017 under the passionate direction of Antonio Pappano (interpretation available on DVD). Here, the same conductor is at helm of the supercharged and on great form, Orchestre de l’Académie Sainte-Cécile in Rome. Alongside his strong, moving, impulsive and ultimately fragile depiction of Otello, Jonas Kaufmann is joined by Federica Lombardi’s sublime Desdemona and Carlos Álvarez’s solid take on the sordid, treacherous and conniving Iago. Liparit Avetisyan and Carlo Bossi, who play Cassio and Rodrigo respectively, provide this ensemble with a perfect harmony. The sound recording provides a great presence to this vocal and instrumental delight and does justice to the aggression and violent colouring of Verdi’s final drama as the composer proves more than ever to be a match for Shakespeare. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 48 track(s)
- Total length: 02:14:33
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jonas Kaufmann
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: Sony Classical
- Genre: Classical
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