Plácido Domingo, Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung - Verdi: Otello (1994)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 541 MB | 02:11:24
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 541 MB | 02:11:24
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon
For some years now, Domingo has been, on stage, the greatest Otello of our age. On record, though, he has had less success. Leiferkus and Domingo have worked closely together in the theatre; and it shows in scene after scene – nowhere more so than in the crucial sequence in Act 2 where Otello so rapidly ingests Iago's lethal poison. By bringing into the recording studio the feel and experience of a stage performance – meticulous study subtly modified by the improvised charge of the moment – both singers help defy the jinx that so often afflicts Otello on record.