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Verdi: Otello -- Berlin Opera/von Karajan [DVD] [1984]

DVD ~ Jon Vickers
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  • Actors: Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Stefania Malagu, Aldo Bottion
  • Directors: Roger Benamou
  • Writers: Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare
  • Producers: Fritz Buttenstedt
  • Format: Classical, Colour, DVD-Video, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, German, French, Chinese
  • Region: All Regions
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
  • DVD Release Date: 12 Mar 2001
  • Run Time: 171 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000056JSQ
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 145,417 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The complete opera 'Otello' by Giuseppe Verdi. Performed by the German Opera Choir and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The cast includes: Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni and Peter Glossop. Conducted and directed by Herbert Von Karajan.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best 'Otello', 15 May 2005
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Jon Vickers is an outstanding Moor of Venice in this production. His inimitable tenor is ideal for a character that is basically self-doubting and insecure, despite the initial impression given when he returns home victorious from beating the Turks. He makes an interesting contrast to Domingo in the Zeffirelli version. Mirella Freni was at the height of her powers when this recording was made. She is an affecting, but not ideal, Desdemona: the crown here goes to Katia Ricciarelli (who looks better too) in the Zeffirelli version. The final scene, one of the greatest in all opera, in which Otello murders his wife is more prosaically presented: Zefferilli's dark shadows and moonlight is much more poetic and tragic, a clear link with the love music that ends Act One. The high point in this recording is the scene in which Otello mocks his wife - very well staged here, and Vickers injects just the right timbre into his voice. The only 'downside' to this version is one common to many of von Karajan's opera recordings - the voices are clearly dubbed, very noticeable when the characters sing out without any apparent physical strain. We are reminded that this is a 'film' rather than an 'opera' . Against that, and in contrast to the Zefferelli version, we have all the opera, without the unfortunate cuts it made in the final act. The other good news is that Universal has just released this in a new format.
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