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Orfeo's release of Otello captures a live 1987 performance from the Vienna Staatsoper. The sound quality is very fine for a live recording. The voices are full and vibrant, the orchestra is clear, and the balance is very good. There is some ancillary stage, pit, and audience noise, but not enough to be seriously distracting. The performance is strong enough to make this a version that should be of interest to Verdi fans and fans of Plácido Domingo, who is outstanding in the title role. Otello was a signature part for the tenor, an ideal showcase for his large, ringing voice, and for his skills as a singing actor capable of embodying a troubled character with exceptional commitment. This is a strong cast, but Domingo easily dominates the proceedings, commanding our attention whenever he is on-stage, as a truly effective Otello must. It's especially impressive to hear his beautifully calibrated escalation in passion as his jealousy grows toward his final murderous outburst; he's fully successful in projecting the character's tortured complexity. Anna Tomowa-Sintow has both vocal power and tender vulnerability as Desdemona, and "Salce, salce," and the "Ave Maria" are especially lovely and moving. The duet that closes the first act is one of the highlights of the performance. Renato Bruson achieves mixed results as Iago. His "Credo in un Dio crudel" lacks power and heft, but he gets vocally stronger as the performance progresses, and in his smaller moments, he conveys a chilling, understated malevolence that makes his Iago truly scary. The supporting characters without exception are vocally and dramatically compelling, making this a powerfully engaging ensemble piece. Zubin Mehta leads the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna Staatsoper in a dramatically charged and strategically paced reading of the score.
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Otello, Act I (Giuseppe Verdi)
Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Goran Simic, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Placido Domingo, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Renato Bruson, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Renato Bruson, Performer - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Goran Simic, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Goran Simic, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Otello, Act II (Giuseppe Verdi)
Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Renato Bruson, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Renato Bruson, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Placido Domingo, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
DISC 2
Otello, Act III (Giuseppe Verdi)
Peter Koves, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Placido Domingo, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Renato Bruson, Performer - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Renato Bruson, Performer - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Kurt Rydl, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Renato Bruson, Performer - Kurt Rydl, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Wilfried Gahmlich, Performer - Wiener staatsopernchor, Choir - Kurt Rydl, Performer - Placido Domingo, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Renato Bruson, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Placido Domingo, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Otello, Act IV (Giuseppe Verdi)
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Placido Domingo, Performer - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Margarita Lilowa, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Placido Domingo, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Kurt Rydl, Performer - Goran Simic, Performer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Placido Domingo, Performer - Zubin Mehta, Conductor - Kaludi Kaludov, Performer - Giuseppe Verdi, Composer - Arrigo Boïto, Lyricist
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
Album review
Orfeo's release of Otello captures a live 1987 performance from the Vienna Staatsoper. The sound quality is very fine for a live recording. The voices are full and vibrant, the orchestra is clear, and the balance is very good. There is some ancillary stage, pit, and audience noise, but not enough to be seriously distracting. The performance is strong enough to make this a version that should be of interest to Verdi fans and fans of Plácido Domingo, who is outstanding in the title role. Otello was a signature part for the tenor, an ideal showcase for his large, ringing voice, and for his skills as a singing actor capable of embodying a troubled character with exceptional commitment. This is a strong cast, but Domingo easily dominates the proceedings, commanding our attention whenever he is on-stage, as a truly effective Otello must. It's especially impressive to hear his beautifully calibrated escalation in passion as his jealousy grows toward his final murderous outburst; he's fully successful in projecting the character's tortured complexity. Anna Tomowa-Sintow has both vocal power and tender vulnerability as Desdemona, and "Salce, salce," and the "Ave Maria" are especially lovely and moving. The duet that closes the first act is one of the highlights of the performance. Renato Bruson achieves mixed results as Iago. His "Credo in un Dio crudel" lacks power and heft, but he gets vocally stronger as the performance progresses, and in his smaller moments, he conveys a chilling, understated malevolence that makes his Iago truly scary. The supporting characters without exception are vocally and dramatically compelling, making this a powerfully engaging ensemble piece. Zubin Mehta leads the Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna Staatsoper in a dramatically charged and strategically paced reading of the score.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 02:19:56
- Main artists: Plácido Domingo
- Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
- Label: Orfeo
- Genre: Classical Opera
(C) 2016 Orfeo (P) 2016 Orfeo
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