Giuseppe Verdi: Otello - M. del Monaco, T. Gobbi, I. Ligabue, F. Ricciardi, A. Cesarini, Nino Sanzogno / Palermo 1962 / Opera Live / Golden Melodram 2x Audio CD 2005 Mono / GM 5.0054

UPC 608974150549

Product Details:

• Format: 2 x CD
• Country: Europe
• Released: 2005
• Genre: Opera
• Style: Classical, Opera

Overview

This 1962 live recording of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello, captured at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo, is an electrifying performance featuring some of the most celebrated opera talents of the 20th century. Mario del Monaco delivers a powerful portrayal of the tragic hero Otello, while Tito Gobbi, as the manipulative Iago, provides an unforgettable villainous presence. Ilva Ligabue's Desdemona is deeply poignant, and Franco Ricciardi shines as Cassio. Conducted by Nino Sanzogno, this performance is renowned for its dramatic intensity and the virtuosity of the Orchestra and Choir of the Teatro Massimo.

Track Listing:

CD 1:

1. Act I: Prelude
2. "Esultate!" (Otello’s aria)
3. Desdemona and Otello’s Duet
4. Iago’s Aria: "Credo in un dio crudel"
5. Act I: Finale

CD 2:

1. Act II: The Garden Scene
2. "Niun mi tema" (Desdemona’s aria)
3. Otello and Iago’s Duet
4. Act III: The Tragic Climax
5. "Auretta!…il bacio!" (Desdemona’s final moments)
6. Curtain Call

Key Credits:

• Otello: Mario del Monaco
• Desdemona: Ilva Ligabue
• Iago: Tito Gobbi
• Cassio: Franco Ricciardi
• Emilia: Laura Zanini
• Roderigo: Athos Cesarini
• Un Araldo: Antonio Rossetti
• Lodovico: Enrico Campi
• Montano: Guido Malfatti
• Conductor: Nino Sanzogno
• Orchestra & Choir: Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Massimo di Palermo