Verdi: Otello (Met DVD) – Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming

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Verdi: Otello (Met DVD) – Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Artists: Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, James Morris, Jane Bunnell, Richard Croft, Charles Anthony, Alexander Anisimov, Theodore Lambrinos, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor: James Levine
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
Format: NTSC
Language: Italian
Subtitles: Italian, Enligsh, German, French, Spanish, Chinese
Region: All Regions
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
DVD Release Date: April 13, 2004
Run Time: 142 minutes

Recorded live from the Metropolitan Opera in 1995.

 



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History

Otello

Giuseppe Verdi’s four-act opera, Otello, based on Shakespeare’s Othello, is set in the late 15th century on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.

Otello is the 25th title of the 26 operas, which were composed by Verdi. He was 74 years old when he wrote it (1884-1886).

The story adheres closely to the Bard’s play. Otello, an African Moor and general in the Venetian army returns home to a plot of deception created by his subordinate, Iago, which goes awry and leads Otello into a fit of rage resulting in his murder of Desdemoda, his beloved wife. Otello falls on his dagger in despair at what he has done in the final scene, which is an oft-studied subject in literature, opera and psychology.

Before she dies in Act 3, Desdemona sings two well-known arias, “Willow Song” and “Ave Maria.”

In the Met’s 2018/2019 season, modern architectural sets were used to create a contemporary feeling, appropriate for a story, which rings as true today as it did in the 15th century.

World premiere in Teatro alla Scala, Milan, February 5, 1887

 

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So beautiful!

Otello is undoubtedly one of Verdi’s most compelling operas. This production, filmed in 1996, features Placido Domingo in his undeniable prime as one of the greatest Otello’s in history. The DVD also features a fresh-faced Renee Fleming as his faithful wife Desdemona. From start to finish, this is one of the most artistically complete performances the Met has on DVD Ms. Fleming’s Ave Maria and subsequent death scene will move you to tears.

tommy, May 2013
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