VERDI, G.: Otello (Salzburg Festival, 1973)
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Otello
Composer:
Verdi, Giuseppe
Libretto/Text Author:
Boito, Arrigo
Conductor:
Karajan, Herbert von
Orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Cassio:
Bottion, Aldo
Desdemona:
Freni, Mirella
Emilia:
Malagu, Stefania
Jago:
Glossop, Peter
Lodovico:
Van Dam, Jose
Montano:
Macchi, Mario
Otello:
Vickers, Jon
Rodrigo:
Senechal, Michel
Producer:
Buttenstedt, Fritz
Set/Stage Designer:
Wakhevitch, Georges
Costume Designer:
Wakhevitch, Georges
Stage Director:
Karajan, Herbert von
Television Director:
Benamou, Roger
Television Director:
Karajan, Herbert von
Date of Production: 1973
Festival: Salzburg Festival
Playing Time: 02:19:53
Catalogue Number: A05004522
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Synopsis
Herbert von Karajan, a master painter of aural and visual panoramas, has created a medley of Mediterranean moods, extending from the violent storm of the Overture to the golden hues of the palace scenes. Jon Vickers, in one of his greatest roles as the brooding Moor Otello, displays the full brilliancy of his legendary voice; Mirella Freni, as Otello's tormented wife Desdemona, secures our compassion with singing of serene vocal beauty; Peter Glossop is as evil an Iago as one can imagine. Three definitive portrayals of some of Verdi's most powerful characters. With the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Herbert von Karajan's Salzburg Festival production is assured of an electrifying impact.
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