Otello

Tienda Tenor Mario del Monaco's voice is a taste one either has or hasn't. His lungs seem to be made of leather, and the vocal production is somewhat nasal, but there's no denying that he's a force of nature. Here, all his debits and credits are evident. Del Monaco is partnered with the wicked Iago of Tito Gobbi, who cajoles him into lunacy. Gobbi was also in very fresh voice here, leaping the hurdles of Iago's Drinking Song and Dream with élan. Gabriella Tucci's Desdemona is superficial, but she sings well and makes us sympathize with her character. The rest of the cast is good, but both orchestra and chorus are not up to international standards. Alberto Erede's lightning-fast tempi go hand in hand with the all-stops-out approach of del Monaco's Otello. Characters occasionally go off-mike and there's some pre-echo, but otherwise, the 1959 live-in-Tokyo sound is acceptable. In short, a roller-coaster Otello filled with excitement. --Robert Levine

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del producto : 5,4 x 0,4 x 4,9 pulgadas; 5,73 Onzas Fabricante : Opera D'oro Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 13, 2007 Etiqueta : Opera D'oro ASIN : B00000AFP9 Número de discos : 2 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº371,222 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº1,424 en Operetas (CDs y Vinilo) nº51,433 en Clásica Opiniones de clientes: 4.4 4.4 de 5 estrellas 18 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del producto : 5,4 x 0,4 x 4,9 pulgadas; 5,73 Onzas Fabricante : Opera D'oro Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 13, 2007 Etiqueta : Opera D'oro ASIN : B00000AFP9 Número de discos : 2