Giuseppe Verdi
OTELLO

Verdi's Shakespearian masterpiece: an opera in four acts

Otello: José Cura
Desdemona: Krassimira Stoyanova
Iago: Lado Ataneli
Cassio: Vittorio Grigolo
Emilia: Ketevan Kemoklidze
Roderigo: Vicenç Esteve Madrid
Lodovico: Giorgio Giuseppini
Montano: Francisco Santiago
Herald: Roberto Accurso

Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Antoni Ros-Marbà, Musical Director

Willy Decker, Stage Director

Recorded live at the Gran teatre del Liceu, Barcelona in February 2006

Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic
Sound format: DTS Surround / LPCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (All Regions)
Menu Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Catalan
Running time: 151 minutes
No. of DVDs: 2

Bonus Material:
Introduction / Illustrated Synopsis / Cast Gallery

• The first of Verdi's two late Shakespearian operas stands as one of the great masterpieces of grand opera. José Cura, ranked among the world's leading interpreters of Verdi's music, takes the title role in Willy Decker's profound and intense production, recorded live at the Liceu, Barcelona in 2006 in true surround sound and filmed with high definition cameras.
  
  
• This is Willy Decker's acclaimed minimalist and symbolic production originally created for La Monnaie
  

'Verdi's wise, passionate score was served with precision, gusto and a keen ear for drama by maestro Antoni Ros-Marbà and the solid, malleable Liceu orchestra.' Opera News

'José Cura has the vocal colouring, the power and strength, but above all the dramatic temperament that this colossal Verdi character demands.' El Pais

'…the Bulgarian soprano Krassimira Stoyanova captivated with her sensational Desdemona. Hers is a lyrical voice of great beauty, with sufficient volume used with taste and transmitted with both sweetness and firmness.' El Pais