Verdi: Otello

Giuseppe Verdi, Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Rosalind Plowright, Neil Howlett, Shelagh Squires, Bonaventura Bottone & Stuart Kale

43 SONGS • 2 STUNDEN UND 18 MINUTEN • SEP 01 2001

8

Otello, Act I Scene 2: Your swords cast before me! (Otello, Iago, Cassio, Montano)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett, Bonaventura Bottone, Malcolm Rivers, Charles Craig & English National Opera Chorus

03:07

9

Otello, Act I Scene 3: Now in the silent darkness (Otello, Desdemona)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Rosalind Plowright

02:30

10

Otello, Act I Scene 3: Once when you told me of your life in exile (Desdemona, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Rosalind Plowright

07:43

11

Otello, Act II Scene 1: Don't give up hope, but trust in me (Iago, Cassio)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett & Bonaventura Bottone

02:42

12

Otello, Act II Scene 2: Take it; take the path to your ruin (Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra & Neil Howlett

00:32

13

Otello, Act II Scene 2: Yes, I believe in a God who has created me (Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra & Neil Howlett

04:25

14

Otello, Act II Scene 2: There she is… Cassio… your chance… (Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra & Neil Howlett

01:23

15

Otello, Act II Scene 3: How distressing … (Iago, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett & Charles Craig

02:53

16

Otello, Act II Scene 3: Beware, O my lord, beware of jealousy (Iago, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett & Charles Craig

02:17

17

Otello, Act II Scene 3: At your glances, flame in our hearts (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett, Charles Craig, Rosalind Plowright & English National Opera Chorus

04:01

18

Otello, Act II Scene 4: I come from someone who has felt your anger (Desdemona, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Rosalind Plowright

02:22

19

Otello, Act II Scene 4: Grant me, oh grant me sweet words of pardon (Desdemona, Otello, Iago, Emilia)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Rosalind Plowright, Neil Howlett & Shelagh Squires

02:55

20

Otello, Act II Scene 5: Desdemona guilty! (Otello, Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

01:41

21

Otello, Act II Scene 5: Now and forever farewell (Otello, Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

02:11

22

Otello, Act II Scene 5: By all creation! Can I believe in Desdemona? (Otello, Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

01:24

23

Otello, Act II Scene 5: Darkness had fallen, Cassio was sleeping … (Iago, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

04:37

24

Otello, Act II Scene 5: See me swear, you heavens above me! (Otello, Iago)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

03:03

25

Otello, Act III Scene 1: I bring word that the watchman at the harbour (Otello, Iago, Herald)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett & Gordon Traynor

02:55

26

Otello, Act III Scene 2: God give you joy, Otello (Desdemona, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Rosalind Plowright

03:12

27

Otello, Act III Scene 2: You are trying to tease me (Desdemona, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Rosalind Plowright

07:00

28

Otello, Act III Scene 3: God! Had it pleased you to try me with affliction (Otello ) - Act III Scene 4. Ah! Damned for ever! (Otel

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig & Neil Howlett

04:23

29

Otello, Act III Scene 5: Come now; the hall's deserted (Iago, Cassio, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett & Bonaventura Bottone

03:53

30

Otello, Act III Scene 5: This is a cobweb, men are flies (Iago, Cassio)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Neil Howlett & Bonaventura Bottone

01:56

31

Otello, Act III Scene 6: How shall I take her life? (Otello, Iago, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett & English National Opera Chorus

01:15

32

Otello, Act III Scene 7: Hail him! All hail him! (Lodovico, Otello, Desdemona, Emilia, Iago, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett, Bonaventura Bottone, Sean Rea, Shelagh Squires & Rosalind Plowright

03:43

33

Otello, Act III Scene 8: All hear me! The Doge… (Otello, Roderigo, Iago, Cassio, Lodovico)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett, Bonaventura Bottone, Sean Rea, Shelagh Squires & Stuart Kale

01:50

34

Otello, Act III Scene 8: I lie here! Yes. I lie in the dust here… (Desdemona, Emilia, Roderigo, Cassio, Lodovico, Iago, Otello, Ch

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett, Bonaventura Bottone, Sean Rea, Shelagh Squires & Stuart Kale

03:40

35

Otello, Act III Scene 8: All in this day of glory rejoice (Iago, Otello, Lodovico, Desdemona, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Rosalind Plowright, Neil Howlett, Sean Rea & English National Opera Chorus

01:56

36

Otello, Act III Scene 9: But who can flee himself! (Otello, Iago, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett & English National Opera Chorus

01:57

37

Otello, Act IV Scene 1: Did he seem calmer? (Desdemona, Emilia)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Plowright & Shelagh Squires

04:56

38

Otello, Act IV Scene 1: The poor soul sat sighing beneath a willow… (Desdemona, Emilia)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Plowright & Shelagh Squires

07:06

39

Otello, Act IV Scene 2: Ave Maria, mother of mercy (Desdemona)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra & Rosalind Plowright

05:01

40

Otello, Act IV Scene 3: Who's there?… Otello? (Desdemona, Otello)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Plowright & Charles Craig

06:23

41

Otello, Act IV Scene 3: Calm and cold as the tomb (Otello, Emilia, Desdemona)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Rosalind Plowright, Charles Craig & Shelagh Squires

02:00

42

Otello, Act IV Scene 4: Who's shouting! Oh God! Ah no! (Emilia, Iago, Otello, Cassio, Montano, Lodovico)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Neil Howlett, Shelagh Squires, Bonaventura Bottone, Sean Rea & Malcolm Rivers

01:30

43

Otello, Act IV Scene 4: Do not fear me (Otello, Cassio, Chorus)

Sir Mark Elder, English National Opera Orchestra, Charles Craig, Bonaventura Bottone & English National Opera Chorus

05:19

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