Verdi: Otello
Luciano Pavarotti (Otello), Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona), Leo Nucci (Iago), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Cassio), John Keyes (Rodrigo), Dimitri Kavrakos (Lodovico), Alan Opie (Montano), Elzbieta Ardam (Emilia), Richard Cohn (Un Araldo)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
this is a memorable reading, heightened by Pavarotti's keen feeling for the words and consistently golden tone...he offers a vital, animated Otello, always individual...Te Kanawa produces consistently...
Verdi: Otello
Luciano Pavarotti (Otello), Kiri Te Kanawa (Desdemona), Leo Nucci (Iago), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (Cassio), John Keyes (Rodrigo), Dimitri Kavrakos (Lodovico), Alan Opie (Montano), Elzbieta Ardam (Emilia), Richard Cohn (Un Araldo)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
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this is a memorable reading, heightened by Pavarotti's keen feeling for the words and consistently golden tone...he offers a vital, animated Otello, always individual...Te Kanawa produces consistently...
About
Recorded in 1991
Contents and tracklist
- Alan Opie (baritone), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), John Keyes (tenor), Leo Nucci (baritone), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Elzbieta Ardam (contralto)
- Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1991-04-19
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago/Carnegie Hall, New York
- Richard Cohn (tenor), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Leo Nucci (baritone), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Dimitri Kavrakos (bass), Elzbieta Ardam (contralto), John Keyes (tenor)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1991-04-19
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago/Carnegie Hall, New York
- Elzbieta Ardam (contralto), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Leo Nucci (baritone), Dimitri Kavrakos (bass), Alan Opie (baritone)
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1991-04-19
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago/Carnegie Hall, New York
Awards and reviews
2010 edition
this is a memorable reading, heightened by Pavarotti's keen feeling for the words and consistently golden tone...he offers a vital, animated Otello, always individual...Te Kanawa produces consistently sumptuous tone; the Willow Song is glorious.
