Otello preview from San Francisco Opera

[kh3205]

Botha is really a great singer. At a met Meistersinger performance, the audience giggled when they saw him on stage. However, once he started to sing, they became totally queit. On video, it is very difficult to understand the effect of his voice. His voice does not have the weight and squillo associated with the role. However, his voice is loud enough to sing Lohengrin: Othello is not too much of stretch for him. In any case, Botha is a singer you need to experience LIVE.

[laampdegroot]

Botha posee una técnica depurada, lo cual puede apreciarse en la claridad de su voz en todo el registro y en la ausencia de indicadores de esfuerzo al cantar. También maneja muy bien los matices y la expresión. Sin embargo, es un tenor lírico, ni siquiera spinto, por lo que no convenze en los roles de tenor dramático que realiza.

[tenorismo]

.51 secounds . She looks like she is sitting on Santas lap.

[thedridis]

I saw this and it was very good. It was very moving. I thought the guy who played Othello did a great job. He does not look like a hero, but I was convinced and very moved by the performance.

[FacePaster]

this tenor is getting tons of work singing the heroic repertoire in all the biggest houses in the world. just goes to show that there's room at the top. let us not lose the memory of Martinelli, Vinay, Del Monaco, VIckers, and Domingo and what heroic singing used to sound like.

[omarihardy]

This is utter trash!

[PaulHaigh072]

Was that meant to be funny or is it just abysmal?! Johan Botha looks like a bulldog chewing on a wasp (check out 2.54 and avoid laughing if you can) and sounds worse.

[Nello7]

I just peed myself- thank you for that! Bulldog chewing a wasp, now THAT is accurate!!!!

[Moreofthesamez]

@PaulHaigh072

ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING

[jhugo1977]

Terrible! I did not realize Otello was a lyric role. Oh wait, its NOT! What has the opera world come to when testicle-less tenors are singing heroic roles. Pathetic and very disappointing.

[aaronsande]

Ahahahahahaha! *wipes tears from eyes*

[MrCafiero]

HORRIBLE! What an embarrassment.

[Nello7]

Is Desdemona constipated?

[henryus1]

One of the best tenors on the opera stage today!!!!

[omarihardy]

@henryus1

What does that say about the state of opera today? Nothing good!

[tenorismo]

@omarihardy Its shit . Modern singers are being trained not to have big voices. And all the Stars ,and Divo and Diva are in heaven.

[CLASSICAListheWAY]

This was INTENSE! Nicola Luisotti once again epicly conducted one of Verdi's greatest operas.