Verdi's Otello
Willy Decker (stage director), Antoni Ros-Marbà (conductor) – With Giorgio Giuseppini (Lodovico), José Cura (Otello), Vittorio Grigolo (Cassio) – Gran Teatre del Liceu
演员阵容
Athol Farmer — 编舞者
José Luis Basso — 合唱指挥
Antoni Ros-Marbà — 音乐总监
Orquestra Simfónica y cor del Gran Teatre del Liceu
节目注释
Seventy years after the triumph of the Rossini’s Otello ossia il Moro di Venezia, Verdi premiered his own adaptation of the Shakespeare play at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
The Milanese public adored the new opera upon its 1887 premiere, leaving Rossini’s Otello to fall into relative obscurity in favor of Verdi's. While Rossini's work diverged fairly significantly from the Shakespeare source text, Verdi brought his nearer to the Bard, incorporating the infamous handkerchief and the layered psychological portrait of Iago. This staging from the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona is full of fire and passion, stunning set design, and performances worthy of a Willy Decker production...
