Verdi had retired from opera following the premiere of Aida in 1871 but was eventually persuaded by his publisher to work with the librettist Arrigo Boito. As with Falstaff, Verdi’s final opera on which they would subsequently collaborate, they turned to Shakespeare for inspiration. Otello, which was premiered in 1887, marked a significant evolutionary development in Italian opera and is widely regarded as one of the great operatic masterpieces.

Composer Verdi
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performers London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Simon O'Neill, Gerald Finley, Anne Schwanewilms, Allan Clayton, Ben Johnson, Alexander Tsymbalyuk, Matthew Rose, Lukas Jakobski, Eufemla Tufano

Vol 1
1. Otello : Act I, Scene I, Storm: "Una vela! Una vela" (Coro, Montano, Cassio, Jago, Roderigo)
2. Otello : Act I, Scene II, "Esultate" (Otello, Coro)
3. Otello : Act I, Scene III, "Roderigo, ebben, che pensi" (Jago, Roderigo)
4. Otello : Act I, Scene IV, "Fuoco di gioia!" (Coro)
5. Otello : Act I, Scene V, "Roderigo, beviam" (Jago, Cassio, Coro, Roderigo)
6. Otello : Act I, Scene VI, "I naffia l'ugola" (Jago, Cassio, Roderigo, Coro)
7. Otello : Act I, Scene VII, "Capitano, v'attende" (Montano, Cassio, Jago, Roderigo, Coro)
8. Otello : Act I, Scene VIII, "Va al porto" (Jago, Coro, Otello, Cassio, Montano)
9. Otello : Act I, Scene IX, "Gia nella notte densa" (Otello, Desdemona)
10. Otello : Act II, Scene I, "Non ti crucciar" (Jago, Cassio)
11. Otello : Act II, Scene II, "Credo in un Dio crudel" (Jago)
12. Otello : Act II, Scene III, "Cio m'accora" (Jago, Otello)
13. Otello : Act II, Scene IV, Flower Chorus: "Un tal proposto" (Jago, Coro, Fanciulli, Desdemona, Otello)
14. Otello : Act II, Scene V, "D'un uom che gemme" (Desdemona, Otello)
15. Otello : Act II, Scene VI, "Dammi la dolce" (Desdemona, Otello, Jago, Emilia)
16. Otello : Act II, Scene VII, "Ora e per sempre addio" (Otello, Jago)
17. Otello : Act II, Scene VIII, "Era la notte" (Jago, Otello)
18. Otello : Act II, Scene IX, "Si, pel ciel" (Otello, Jago)

Vol 2
1. Otello : Act III, Scene I, Prelude
2. Otello : Act III, Scene II, "La vedetta del porto" (Araldo, Otello, Jago, Desdemona)
3. Otello : Act III, Scene III, "Esterrefatta" (Desdemona, Otello)
4. Otello : Act III, Scene IV, "Dio! mi potevi scagliar tutti i mali" (Otello, Lago)
5. Otello : Act III, Scene V, "Vieni, l'aula e deserta" (Jago, Cassio, Otello)
6. Otello : Act III, Scene VI, "Bada" (Jago, Cassio, Otello, Coro, Lodovico, Desdemona, Emilia, Roderigo)
7. Otello : Act III, Scene VII, "Messeri!" (Otello, Jago, Cassio, Lodovico)
8. Otello : Act III, Scene VIII, "A terra! ....si" (Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Lodovico, Otello, Jago, Coro)
9. Otello : Act IV, Scene I, Prelude: "Era piu calmo?" (Emilia, Desdemona)
10. Otello : Act IV, Scene II, "Piangea cantando" (Desdemona)
11. Otello : Act IV, Scene III, "Ave Maria" (Desdemona)
12. Otello : Act IV, Scene IV, "Chi e la?" (Desdemona, Otello)
13. Otello : Act IV, Scene V, "Diceste questa sera" (Otello, Desdemona, Emilia)
14. Otello : Act IV, Scene VI, "O mentitrice!" (Otello, Emilia, Cassio, Jago, Lodovico, Montano)
15. Otello : Act IV, Scene VII, "Niun mi tema" (Otello, Cassio, Lodovico, Montano)

Release date 18 October 2010
LSO0700 | 822231170020

Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded December 2009, Barbican, London
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

Notes and synopsis in English / en français / auf Deutsch
Includes complete libretto in Italian and English

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