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VERDI: Otello (Sung in English)

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Label: Chandos

Series: Opera in English

Genre: Opera

Period: Romantic

Catalogue No: CHAN3068-69

Barcode: 095115306826

Release Date: 09/2001

VERDI: Otello (Sung in English)

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Disc 1

Verdi, Giuseppe
Boito, Arrigo - Lyricist
Porter, Andrew J. - Lyricist

Otello (Sung in English)

Rivers, Malcolm (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
Traynor, Gordon (baritone)
Rea, Sean (bass)

1

Act I Scene 1: See, the sail there! (Chorus, Montano, Cassio, Iago, Roderigo)

04:22

Rivers, Malcolm (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

2

Act I Scene 1: Oh rejoice now! (Otello, Chorus)

02:17

Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

3

Act I Scene 1: Roderigo, speak up (Iago, Roderigo)

02:45

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

4

Act I Scene 1: Flame of rejoicing! (Chorus)

02:23

English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

5

Act I Scene 1: Roderigo, drink up! (Iago, Cassio, Chorus)

01:36

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

6

Act I Scene 1: Brindisi: Good comrades, brave and true (Iago, Cassio, Chorus, Roderigo)

03:47

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

7

Act I Scene 1: Captain Cassio, the guard awaits your orders (Montano, Cassio, Iago, Chorus)

01:15

Rivers, Malcolm (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

8

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

03:07

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Rivers, Malcolm (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

9

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

02:30

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

10

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

07:33

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

11

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

02:42

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

12

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

00:32

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

13

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

04:25

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

14

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

01:23

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

15

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

02:52

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

16

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

02:17

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

17

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

04:01

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

18

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

02:22

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

19

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

02:55

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

20

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

01:41

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

21

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

02:11

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

22

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

01:24

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

23

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

04:37

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

24

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

03:01

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

Disc 2

1

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

02:54

Traynor, Gordon (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

2

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

03:12

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

3

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

06:59

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

4

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

04:22

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

5

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

03:52

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

6

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

01:56

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

7

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

01:14

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

8

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

03:43

Rea, Sean (bass)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

9

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

01:49

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Rea, Sean (bass)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

10

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

03:40

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
Kale, Stuart (tenor)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Rea, Sean (bass)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

11

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

01:56

Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Rea, Sean (bass)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

12

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

01:53

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

13

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

04:56

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

14

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

07:05

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

15

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

05:01

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

16

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

06:23

Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

17

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

02:00

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
Plowright, Rosalind (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

18

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

01:30

Squires, Shelagh (mezzo-soprano)
Howlett, Neil (baritone)
Craig, Charles (tenor)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
Rivers, Malcolm (baritone)
Rea, Sean (bass)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

19

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

05:17

Craig, Charles (tenor)
Bottone, Bonaventura (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Elder, Mark (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:17:40