Opera Cage Match: Otello "Esultate" sing-off
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Uploaded by baritonoguapo on Jan 9, 2008
Often referred to as the most difficult opening lines in all of opera, here are five tenors giving 'er. In chronological order:
1. Giacomo Lauri-Volpi
2. Mario del Monaco
3. Jon Vickers
4. Placido Domingo
5. Luciano Pavarotti
Four of these guys were legendary Otellos. One just did it for kicks late in his career.
note: although the Del Monaco recording was recorded a year later than the Vickers recording that I chose, I decided to put it before Vickers because del Monaco's career hit its peak before Vickers.
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@blichilde Lauri Volpi non è intonato
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Vickers and Domingo tied for interpretation, Del Monaco for power and Lauri-Volpi for musicality and diction. I also love Vinay's(not here I know) Otello for the quality of the phrasing. Pavarotti's rendition is a worthy attempt but to me that's all it is, I like him very much but when I think of Otello I don't think of Pavarotti. Overall, while Domingo is my personal favourite Otello, I give 1st place to Del Monaco.
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I'm gonna put in a vote for Vickers :)
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Pava is out of his league here. Domingo takes the cake
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All of these are grand in their own way. The only "pea shooter" (in my opinion) is Pavarotti, who shouldn't have even looked at this piece. The color and weight of voice (in spite of the girth) is wrong. But even he makes his points. One who really sang the dickens out of this was James McCracken, but his voice was definitely an acquired taste.
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The best is Gianfranco Cecchele
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Mario del Monaco is a tad more lyrical but Vickers is stentorian, magnificent and overwhelming.
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@peacocktravels if you consider that vickers high notes are poor check out this video of him with Merrill singing cio m'accora from otello watch?v=waZxEHOtaC0.
he sings and excellent high b, and i have like 3 other live recordings of him as otello and he sings perfect all high b
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you should do a contest of the high b on "...amore e gelosia vadan dispersi insieme"
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This is great to listen to, but you guys are all insane !
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nomsdufrere 3 years ago 7
Lauri-Volpi per me.
blichilde 2 years ago 5