Otello

by Giuseppe Verdi

Otello cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: Italy
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured with cinematic, high-fidelity sound, this acclaimed studio production brings the late-period masterwork to life with gripping dramatic intensity. The vocal performances navigate the complex psychological descent of the title character against a backdrop of fierce, tempestuous orchestration. It remains a legendary stereophonic benchmark for interpreting the composer's tragic Shakespearean adaptation.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, operatic, theatrical, vocal, long-form

Tracklist

  1. Act 1 (Pt. 1) Una Vela! Una Vela!
  2. Act 1 (Concl.) Gia Nella Notte
  3. Act 2 (Pt. 1) Non Ti Crucciar
  4. Act 2 (Concl.) Cio M'accora
  5. Act 3 (Pt. 1) La Vedetta Del Porto
  6. Act 3 (Concl.) Quest E Il Segnale
  7. Act 4 Era Pi霉 Calmo?

Credits

  • Giuseppe Verdi - primary artist
  • Mario del Monaco - primary artist, tenor vocals [otello]
  • Renata Tebaldi - primary artist, soprano vocals [desdemona]
  • Aldo Protti - primary artist, baritone vocals [iago]
  • Herbert von Karajan - primary artist, conductor
  • Libero Arbace - baritone vocals [a herald]
  • Fernando Corena - bass vocals [lodovico]
  • Tom Krause - bass vocals [montano]

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