Verdi – Otello

Gulbenkian Orchestra and Chorus

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Throughout the history of opera, only in the rarest of cases have the absolute masterpieces been created in a torrential, yet ingenious frenzy of composition. On the contrary, often years went by before the initial idea, the first inspiration evolved into a completed work of the highest quality. Ideally, a creative discourse would take place between composer and librettist, an exchange of ideas in which each urged the other onward to achieve artistic excellence. The partnership struck up by composer Giuseppe Verdi and librettist Arrigo Boito for the opera Otello is an admirable demonstration of this protracted, yet highly lucrative process of artistic development. An intensive correspondence lasting many years allows us to access the spiritual world of the creative duo. This correspondence reveals the profound seriousness with which Boito and Verdi dedicated themselves to “their” Otello over the years, permitting us to take a peek at the creative “workshop” of one of the most fascinating partnerships in the history of opera; one that can be mentioned in the same breath as, for instance, the duos of Mozart/da Ponte and Strauss/von Hofmannsthal.

Tracklist

Please note that the below previews are loaded as 44.1 kHz / 16 bit.
1.
First Act - Una vela!
04:24
2.
First Act - Esultate
05:11
3.
First Act - Fuoco di gioia!
02:25
4.
First Act - Roderigo, beviam!
01:38
5.
First Act - Inaffia l' ugola!
03:52
6.
First Act - Capitano, v'attende la fazione ai baluardi
01:28
7.
First Act - Ola?! che avvien?
03:29
8.
First Act - Gia? nella notte
02:37
9.
First Act - Quando narravi
03:18
10.
First Act - Venga la morte!
04:33
11.
Second Act - Non ti cruciar
03:08
12.
Second Act - Credo in un Dio crudel
04:21
13.
Second Act - Eccola
01:18
14.
Second Act - Cio m' accora
04:41
15.
Second Act - Dove guardi splendono raggi
05:06
16.
Second Act - D'un uom che geme
05:26
17.
Second Act - Desdemona rea!
01:41
18.
Second Act - Ora e per sempre addio
03:48
19.
Second Act - Era la notte
06:19
20.
Second Act - Si, pel ciel
01:27
21.
Third Act - Introduction
01:26
22.
Third Act - La vedetta del porto
01:22
23.
Third Act - Dio ti giocondi, o sposo
10:44
24.
Third Act - Dio! mi potevi scagliar
04:40
25.
Third Act - Vieni, l'aula e deserta
03:48
26.
Third Act - Questa e una ragna
01:54
27.
Third Act - Come la uccidero
01:16
28.
Third Act - Viva il Leon di San Marco!
05:34
29.
Third Act - A terra! ...si...nel livido fango
09:04
30.
Fourth Act - Era piu calmo?
04:10
31.
Fourth Act - Mia madre aveva una povera ancella
08:36
32.
Fourth Act - Ave Maria
05:08
33.
Fourth Act - Chi e la?
05:50
34.
Fourth Act - Calma come la tomba
03:41
35.
Fourth Act - Nium mi tema
05:15

Total time: 02:22:38

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