Podcasts about Otello

Giuseppe Verdi: compositore italiano dell'Ottocento, autore di capolavori come Requiem, Rigoletto e La traviata, che hanno segnato la storia dell'opera.

Miriam D'Ambrosio"Fuori non è ancora così"Voci da una classe multietnicaRubbettino Editorehttps://www.store.rubbettinoeditore.it/catalogo/fuori-non-e-ancora-cosi/Uno sguardo intenso e toccante sulla vita in una classe multietnica, tra sogni, sfide e amicizie. Un racconto appassionato sull'educazione come spazio di crescita e incontro.I migliori tornitori e autoriparatori leggono Shakespeare. Questi ragazzi vengono da Ghana, Costa d'Avorio, Senegal, Marocco, Egitto, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Filippine, Ecuador, Albania, Romania, Italia. Sono qui, in una scuola professionale, per imparare un mestiere. Sono pieni di sogni e di paure e li raccontano nella “pausa letteratura” con la loro prof di Italiano. Sono ore in cui incontrano alcuni personaggi straordinari: Otello, Mercuzio, Achille, Enaiajt, Buck. E a loro scrivono lettere e parlano d'amicizia, d'amore, di tradimenti, di padri, di viaggi, di sconfitte, di lutti e di futuro, di cosa significhi sentirsi stranieri in terra straniera. Sono scene da una classe, un anno di scuola dall'autunno all'estate, fino alla linea d'ombra, da cui comincia un altro viaggio, ricordando che “fuori non è così”, il tempo della scuola finisce ed è il momento di lasciarsi. Ma la vita scorre, è amara e che si alza, riempie ripetente i banchi e, dopo un decennio, torna con volti nuovi che scrivono, pensano, amano il Dorian Gray, seguono l'Innamorato nella sua notte, giudicano il povero Belluca, rimpianti di Sciascia, incontrano Pin nel suo rifugio, un sentiero di nidi di ragno dove stare al riparo dalla realtà, tra le lucciole che rendono sopportabile il buio.Miriam D'Ambrosio è nata a Sora (Fr), ha vissuto a Napoli, Pescara, Roma e in Ciociaria. Da anni risiede a Treviglio (Bg) dove insegna Italiano e Storia in un Centro di Formazione Professionale. Laureata in Lettere alla Sapienza, appena arrivata in Lombardia ha collaborato con alcune testate locali e nazionali occupandosi soprattutto di Teatro. Prima di rimettere mano a Fuori non è così, ha pubblicato Giuda mio padre (Pellegrini 2016), L'uomo di plastica (Epika 2018) e Folisca (Arkadia 2022).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

A year and a half ago, I posted an episode on Robert Massard, the finest French baritone of his era, and one of the finest French baritones of all time. Today, in honor of his upcoming hundredth birthday later this year, I present him in a different repertoire (and therefore a different light). As was very much the custom of the day in French opera houses, Massard sang many of his non-French roles in translation. This was also very much the standard in German-language opera houses in the 50s and 60s. Massard's recorded legacy includes Italian operas sung in the original language as well as in French translation. No matter what language he was singing in, Massard was a master of bel canto as well as buffo patter. This episode includes arias and duets from Il barbiere di Siviglia, I Puritani, Lucie de Lammermoor, Le Comte Ory, La Traviata, Don Carlos, Un bal masque, La bohème, Cavalleria rusticana, and Andrea Chénier, as well as extended scenes from both Rigoletto (in and out of French!) and Falstaff. I also include a clip of Massard's contemporary and compatriot Gabriel Bacquier singing an excerpt of one of his greatest Verdi parts, Iago in Otello. Massard's vocal colleagues in these excerpts include Alain Vanzo, Peter Glossop, and Renée Doria. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.

Stāsta horeogrāfe, dejotāja, baleta pedagoģe, Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijas profesore Gunta Bāliņa. No 38 Viljama Šekspīra (1564–1616) lugām dažādos laika posmos ir iestudēti vairāk nekā 20 baleti un citu dejas žanru skatuves darbi: “Antonijs un Kleopatra”, “Hamlets”, “Makbets”, “Romeo un Džuljeta”, “Otello”, “Sapnis vasaras naktī”, “Spītnieces savaldīšana” un citi. Sākotnēji arī paša Šekspīra lugās tikušas izmantotas dažādas tā laika galma dejas: burē, čakona, gavote un citas. Kopš 18. gadsimta horeogrāfi jau veidoja baletus, iedvesmojoties  no Šekspīra lugām. Vairāki avoti apstiprina, ka šī ideja pieder franču horeogrāfam un dejas teorētiķim Žanam Žakam Novēram (Jean-Georges Noverre). 1761. gadā viņš  Francijas galmā iestudēja baletu “Antonijs un Kleopatra”. Mūzikas autors bija Versaļā dzimušais vācu izcelsmes komponists Rūdolfs Kreicers (Rodolphe Kreutzer). Savukārt itāļu komponistu un horeogrāfu Frančesko Kleriko (Clerico) bija iedvesmojusi traģēdija “Hamlets”. Līdz pat mūsu dienām šis caururbjošais atriebības stāsts (Hamlets) ir ieintriģējis un izaicinājis māksliniekus, tostarp horeogrāfus. Savas versijas īstenojuši tādi pasaulslaveni horeogrāfi kā Džons Noimeiers (John Noimayer), Kenets Makmilans (Keneth McMillan), Deivids Niksons (David Nixon), Radu Poklitaru un citi. Šekspīra lugai “Otello, Venēcijas moris” pievērsies viens no modernās dejas ietekmīgākajiem pamatlicējiem, meksikāņu horeogrāfs Hosē Limons (José Arcadio Limón). Viņš radīja 20 minūšu garu izrādi „Mora pavana” ar Henrija Pērsela mūziku. Pēc paša Hosē Limona, kurš dejoja oriģinālversijā, viens no nozīmīgākajiem Otello lomas interpretiem bijis Rūdolfs Nurijevs. Neapšaubāmi viens no populārākajiem sava žanra paraugiem ir balets „Romeo un Džuljeta” pēc Šekspīra ģeniālās traģēdijas motīviem, kas daudzkārt izmantoti arī  citos mākslas žanros. Pats pirmais šī stāsta horeogrāfiskās partitūras izveidotājs bija itālis Eusebio Luci (Eusebio Luzzi), kurš 1785. gadā Venēcijā  iestudēja baletu ar Luidži Mareskalki (Luigi Marescalchi) mūziku. Turpmāko versiju vidū jāmin 19. gadsimta sākumā tolaik slavenā horeogrāfa  Vinčenco Galeoti (Vincenzo Galeotti) iestudējumu Dānijas Karaliskajā teātrī. Tam mūziku radīja Klauss Nīlsens Šalls (Claus Nielsen Schall), kurš darbojās gan kā vijolnieks, gan dejotājs un baletmūzikas autors. Savu “Romeo un Džuljetas” versiju 1833. gadā Kopenhāgenā uzveda Galeoti audzēknis Augusts Burnonvils (August Bournonville). Starp citu Burnonvila slavenāko baletu vidū ir arī mūsu baleta repertuārā izrāde “Silfīdas”. Intriģējoši pavērsieni saistīti ar Sergeja Prokofjeva 1934. gada ieceri. Sākotnējais “Romeo un Džuljetas” librets paredzēja mainīt stāsta beigas, ļaujot jaunajiem mīlētājiem laimīgi turpināt dzīvi. Taču padomju laika represiju gaisotnē tomēr tika nolemts pieturēties pie traģiskā noslēguma. Kad Lielā teātra direkcija pasludināja šo mūziku par nedejisku un nepiemērotu, komponists izveidoja vairākas simfoniskās svītas, kas turpina savu patstāvīgo skatuves dzīvi līdz pat mūsdienām. Prokofjeva baleta pirmizrāde, gan nepilnā versijā, notika 1938. gadā Brno. Horeogrāfs bija tā laika starptautiski atzītā čehu slavenība, Ivo Psota. Krievijas pirmizrāde jau pilnā apjomā Leonīda Lavrovska iestudējumā notika Sanktpēterburgā 1940. gadā. Tā filmas versija (1955) tika godalgota ar Kannu kinofestivāla Zelta palmas zaru. Gan Eiropā, gan aiz okeāna vēl aizvien tiek uzvesta Prokofjeva mūzikā balstītā horeogrāfa Džona Kranko “Romeo un Džuljeta”. Vēl aizvien Anglijas Nacionālā baleta repertuārā ir Rūdolfa Nurijeva 1977. gada versija, izveidota par godu Karalienes Elizabetes Otrās valdīšanas Sudraba jubilejai. Bet baleta sākotnējo, laimīgo beigu versiju, 2008. gadā, balstoties uz  Prinstonas Universitātes profesora Saimona Morisona (Simon Morrison) pētījumiem, iestudēja amerikāņu horeogrāfs Marks Moriss (Mark William Morris). Viljama Šekspīra literāro darbu dramaturģija, tēlu daudzveidība, to psiholoģiskā sarežģītība un daudzpusība, kā arī filozofiskais dziļums turpina piesaistīt komponistus un horeogrāfus arī mūsdienās. Latvijas Nacionālajā Operas un  baleta teātrī  iestudēti seši Šekspīra literārajos  darbos balstītie  baleti: Aleksandra Lemberga “Antonijs un Kleopatra” (1972), Lāslo Šeregi “Spītnieces savaldīšana” (2001), Jurija Vamoša “Sapnis vasaras naktī”(2010), Allas Sigalovas “Otello” (2012), Antona Freimana “Hamlets”(2019), bet “Romeo un Džuljeta” pat vairākkārt: Jevgēņija Čangas inscenējumā ar Annu Priedi un Haraldu Ritenbergu, kā arī Aleksandra Lemberga, Vladimira Vasiļjeva un Valentīnas Turku oriģinālajās versijās.   Baleta viencēliens “Hamlets” ar Rahmaņinova un Lindas Leimanes mūziku aicina skatītājus arī šodien.

Na predvečer Slovenskega kulturnega praznika bo v Cankarjevem domu osrednja prireditev, ki jo letos režira Primož Ekart. Pozanimali smo se o osrednji misli proslave, ki obkroža tudi podelitev najvišjih nagrad za umetniške dosežke. Odrskemu dogajanju se bomo posvetili tudi z napovedmi nocojšnjih premier po različnih slovenskih gledališčih. Te so: Otello v mariborski operi, Dnevi zavrženosti v gledališču Koper, Dogodivščine Zvitorepca, Trdonje in Lakotnika v Slovenskem mladinskem gledališču ter 150 BPM v Anton Podbevšek teatru v Novem Mestu. Vabimo vas k poslušanju!

Tennyson wrote a famous poem for New Year's Day, or any day. Jonathan Dove, a contemporary English composer, set it to music. This episode begins with that piece. There is also a song from the American Revolution, sometimes known as “Chester” (“Let tyrants shake their iron rod”). Jay further includes a little-known composer from Brazil with a flavorful name: Radamés Gnattali. Then you get Brahms and others. A nice, varied menu. Dove, “Ring Out, Wild Bells” Gnattali, Guitar Concerto No. 4 Brahms, Ballade in D, Op. 10, No. 2 Billings, “Chester” (“Let tyrants shake their iron rod”) Martucci, Nocturne, Op. 70, No. 1 Verdi, Ave Maria from Otello

durée : 00:17:22 - Disques de légende du lundi 27 janvier 2025 - Otello est, pour Arturo Toscanini, une affaire qui débute quand il a 20 ans, à la création de l'œuvre, en février 1887. Il joue alors du violoncelle dans l'orchestre du Théâtre de la Scala de Milan. Une histoire très personnelle donc, qui fait toute la valeur de cette intégrale.

durée : 00:17:22 - Disques de légende du lundi 27 janvier 2025 - Otello est, pour Arturo Toscanini, une affaire qui débute quand il a 20 ans, à la création de l'œuvre, en février 1887. Il joue alors du violoncelle dans l'orchestre du Théâtre de la Scala de Milan. Une histoire très personnelle donc, qui fait toute la valeur de cette intégrale.

Susanna Solsrud forteller om tilblivelsen av Verdis opera Otello, og gir deg musikalske knagger i tillegg til innsikt i Georg Zlabingers nye oppsetning.

Zapata nos transporta a Sicilia, donde rememora su experiencia en la isla y presenta a Mario del Monaco, uno de los tenores más emblemáticos de la historia de la ópera. A través de su música, nos muestra la impresionante carrera de este tenor florentino, conocido por su voz poderosa y su generosidad vocal. Se destacan sus interpretaciones en obras como Otello, Aida y Il Trovatore, y se revela su relación con la famosa soprano Maria Callas, con quien compartió tanto colaboraciones artísticas como tensiones personales.Escuchar audio

„Otello“ nach Shakespeare gehört zu Verdis künstlerisch wie musikalisch anspruchsvollsten Opern. In Ulm stellen sich ihr Regisseur Christian Poewe und Dirigent Felix Bender.

El tenor lleon

Last week, absorbed in preparations for my own birthday, I passed over the birthday of the great Giuseppe Verdi, born 10 October 1813. Two years ago I produced a pair of Verdi episodes, and today I feature the one first published as a bonus episode at that time, which features duets from Luisa Miller, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Otello, and Falstaff. In the spirit of my two recent episodes “Requiescat” and “In Pace,” I had the brilliant idea of highlighting great Verdi singers (and one conductor) who died in Octobers past, including: Joan Sutherland (October 10, 2010); Eleanor Steber (October 3, 1990); Montserrat Caballé (October 6, 2018); Vladislav Piavko (October 6, 2020); Rosanna Carteri (October 25, 2020); Leonard Bernstein (October 14, 1990); Walter Berry (October 27, 2000); Franco Bonisolli (October 30, 2003); Edita Gruberová (October 18, 2021); Ingvar Wixell (October 8, 2011); and Rolando Panerai (October 22, 2019). Heard alongside these musicians are the blazingly talented John Alexander, Sherrill Milnes, Leonard Warren, Irina Arkhipova, Mario del Monaco, Anselmo Colzani, Regina Resnik, Margherita Rinaldi, Giorgio Zancanaro, Luigi Alva, Judith Raskin, and Mattiwilda Dobbs. Live performances are featured alongside soundtrack recordings from three different operatic films, as well as a few rare studio recordings ensure that the great Giuseppe receives sufficient, if belated, accolades. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

Opera Otello, často označovaná za největší italskou operní tragédii, vznikla geniálním spojením hudby Giuseppa Verdiho a slavné Shakespearovy tragédie, a to v jedinečném zpracování libretisty Arriga Boita. Před dnešní premiérou ve Státní opeře Praha natáčel Daniel Jäger.Všechny díly podcastu Mozaika můžete pohodlně poslouchat v mobilní aplikaci mujRozhlas pro Android a iOS nebo na webu mujRozhlas.cz.

Opera Otello, často označovaná za největší italskou operní tragédii, vznikla geniálním spojením hudby Giuseppa Verdiho a slavné Shakespearovy tragédie, a to v jedinečném zpracování libretisty Arriga Boita. Před dnešní premiérou ve Státní opeře Praha natáčel Daniel Jäger.

More than four years ago, I published my very first bonus episode on Patreon, which I offer here in a fancy new setting and with a wonderful new coda. When I first published an episode on the great Ileana Cotrubaș in honor of her 81st birthday, I promised a bonus episode which would offer further examples of this treasurable artist's plangent and pathos-filled singing. This episode explores delves deeper into Cotrubaș's artistic legacy, examining roles that she took on later in her career, including Elisabetta in Don Carlo, Nedda in Pagliacci, Amelia in Simon Boccanegra, and Desdemona in Otello. In addition, I play excerpts of roles that lay somewhat outside of her normal repertoire, including Tatyana in Yevgeny Onegin, Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail, and Tytania in A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is followed by two extended live excerpts of her two greatest roles, Mimì in La Bohème and Violetta in La Traviata. The entire episode is capped with an exquisite example of Cotrubaș singing Bach, in anticipation of a new all-Bach episode at the end of the week. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

The New Zealand born opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the world's greatest sopranos. She enjoyed a 50 year career singing lead roles in opera houses around the globe, and on dozens of studio recordings. Since retiring in 2017 she has focussed on leading her Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation which supports young opera singers from her home country.Dame Kiri talks to John Wilson about her early life in Gisborne and Auckland, New Zealand. Of Māori heritage, she was adopted as a baby and cites both her parents as a huge influence on her choice of career and work ethic. As a teenager she loved musical theatre, her favourite being Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story which she was later to record in an operatic version conducted by Bernstein himself. Moving to London in 1966 to study at the Royal Opera Centre, her education in opera began in earnest under her teacher Vera Rózsa. Her breakthrough role came in 1971 when she was cast as the Countess Almaviva in the Royal Opera House's production of The Marriage of Figaro. Her Metropolitan Opera House debut followed three years later when she was asked at the last minute to replace the soprano singing Desdemona in Verdi's Otello for the opening performance. Dame Kiri discusses the fame and attention she attracted when in 1981 she performed at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, watched live by 600 million people. After over 60 years of performing, she also talks about her decision to finally retire in 2017.Producer: Edwina PitmanArchive used: Omnibus : Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, BBC1, 10 May 1985 BBC Sound Archive, Kiri Te Kanawa interview with Andrew Sakley, 1966 Soprano Sundays, BBC2, 21 Dec 1975 Le Nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, 1971 Otello, Metropolitan Opera New York, 1974 BBC Sound Archive, The marriage service in St. Paul's Cathedral of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 29 July 1981 Top Of The Pops, BBC1, 24 October 1991 Parkinson, BBC1, 18 March 1981 Going Live, BBC1, October 1991 Wogan BBC1, 25 Dec 1984

This week, the sublime Julia Varady celebrated her 83rd birthday, and here at Countermelody that is an occasion well worth commemorating and celebrating. I'm newly home in Berlin, but with a huge pile of “welcome home” stuff that I have to attend to, so this episode consists of bonus content that I published a year ago while I was (once again) in transit between my extended visit to the US and my return home to Berlin. It was a doozy of a trip (and not in a good way!) but this is a doozy of an episode in the best way possible. That Julia Varady could sing! And this episode presents numerous extended operatic excerpts, from Otello, Lear, Feuersnot, Pique-Dame, and Forza del destino, plus songs by Bartók, Zemlinsky, and Kodály, the latter of which in particular, an arrangement of a Hungarian folk song which offers a feminist spin on the Bluebeard story, will knock you on your ear!

Claudia Muzio was known as “the Duse of Song,” a title that might be lost somewhat in time, since it refers to the great stage actress Eleanora Duse, felt to rank among the greatest actresses of all time. She is one of a handful of singers that number among my most beloved vocal artists of all time and all genres. As such, Muzio is not only featured in the theme music to every single Countermelody episode, she was also the rightful star of Countermelody's hundredth episode. In choosing the repertoire for that episode, I made a too-large selection of must-hear Muzio selections. These spilled over into a bonus episode which I am now releasing for all of my listeners. Among those recordings we hear: Muzio singing Handel; two recordings of Muzio singing Mimì, including her earliest recording, made in 1911; several unusual so-called verismo arias; Muzio as both classicist (Gluck) and bel cantista (Bellini); Muzio singing light classical parlor songs; and then two capstones of her recorded legacy: the “Dio ti giocondi” duet from Otello with the Italian dramatic tenor Francesco Merli; and the death scene from Licinio Refice's Cecilia, a staged sacra rappresentazione written expressly for Muzio. These last two works were also heard in my recent Renata Scotto memorial tribute, and make for a fascinating comparison between these two great artists.

Martin Haselböck präsentiert seine Aufnahmen als Organist und Dirigent und die Aufnahmen seines Orchesters Wiener Akademie. Produktionen aus den Jahren 1976 bis 2024. Musik im Klang ihrer Zeit - gespielt auf den Instrumenten der Epoche. ACHTUNG - PROGRAMMÄNDERUNG Die Sommerzeit hat die Planung durcheinander gebracht, daher gibt es schon im August die Sendung mit Musik von Mauro Giuliani und Franz Schubert. Zu hören gibt es das 3. Gitarrenkonzert für die kleinere, höher gestimmte "Terzina", Variazionen über eine Cavatina aus dem Otello von Gioacchino Rossini sowie Ausschnitte aus Schuberts "Fünfter". Im September gibt es dann die für August angekündigten Orgelduette - gespielt von Hans und Martin Haselböck.

Giuseppe Verdi - Otello: Fuoco di GioiaSlovak Philharmonic Chorus Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Oliver von Dohnanyi, conductorMore info about today's track: Naxos 8.550241Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

DescriptionIsabella Colbran: The Enchanting Muse of Opera in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactGioachino Rossini's collaboration with his wife, Isabella Colbran, was a symbiotic blend of genius. He composed some of his most celebrated operas, including "Otello" and "Semiramide," specifically for her. Colbran's powerful voice and dramatic presence brought Rossini's compositions to life, making them a legendary duo in the opera world.__________________________________________________________________About Steven, HostSteven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.__________________________________________________________________You can FOLLOW ME on Instagram.

DescriptionPlácido Domingo, A Man of Enduring Passion & Extraordinary Talent in 60 Seconds. Take a minute to get the scoop!Fun FactOne of Plácido Domingo's most famous roles is Otello in Verdi's opera of the same name. His powerful portrayal of the tragic Moorish general showcases his dramatic intensity and vocal prowess, making it a defining performance in his illustrious career and a benchmark for tenors in this demanding role.__________________________________________________________________About Steven, HostSteven is a Canadian composer & actor living in Toronto. Through his music, he creates a range of works, with an emphasis on the short-form genre—his muse being to offer the listener both the darker and more satiric shades of human existence. If you're interested, please check out his music website for more. Member of the Canadian League Of Composers.__________________________________________________________________You can FOLLOW ME on Instagram.

durée : 00:22:44 - Disques de légende du lundi 24 juin 2024 - La direction de Lorin Maazel donne à cet Otello une dimension toute particulière.

American tenor, Bryan Register, has received great critical acclaim for his portrayal of roles including Tristan, Lohengrin and Enée, and has performed in many of the most prestigious theatres in Europe including, the Bavarian State Opera, the Semperoper Dresden, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, The Opéra Bastille and La Monnaie. In the 2022/23 season he sang Verdi's Otello with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Marco Boemi, and returned to the roles of Florestan in Fidelio at the Nationale Reisopera in the Netherlands, as well as Tristan in the new production at Cottbus State Theater and in a concert performance with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa in Mexico. Also in the upcoming season 2023/24, he will be singing the male titular lead in Tristan und Isolde, this time at the Aalto Theater in Essen. Amongst others, he will also appear as Parsifal with the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España under the baton of David Afkham and as Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer at Pittsburgh Opera. My gratitude goes out to Hannah Boissonneault who edits our Masterclass episodes and to Juanitos and Scott Holmes for the music featured in this episode. You can help support the creation of these episodes when you join the Sybaritic Camerata on Patreon. Get started at patreon.com/mezzoihnen. Be on the Studio Class Podcast Megan Ihnen is a professional mezzo-soprano, teacher, writer, and arts entrepreneur who is passionate about helping other musicians and creative professionals live their best lives. Studio Class is an outgrowth of her popular #29DaystoDiva series from The Sybaritic Singer. Let your emerging professionals be part of the podcast! Invite Megan to your studio class for a taping of an episode. Your students ask questions and informative, fun conversation ensues. Special Guest: Bryan Register.

Today's episode is one of my Listeners' Favorites episodes, this one introduced by my wonderful friend Thom Baker. He had just written me about his enthusiasm for the Rosanna Carteri episode I posted in the fall of 2020 on the occasion of her death, just a few short weeks before her 90th birthday. Thom and I were both equally taken with this long-lived artist, who abandoned her performing career in 1966 when she was only 35 years old, brought her full-throated voice and impeccable artistry to operatic stages around the world for fifteen exceptional years. Carteri's was a lyric yet full-bodied voice with facility that allowed her to undertake soubrette parts as well as some spinto roles. I feature extended examples of her versatility over the course of that entire career, including excerpts from La traviata, La bohème, La rondine, Guglielmo Tell, Falstaff, L'elisir d'amore, Madama Butterfly, Roméo et Juliette, Otello, Pietro Mascagni's L'amico Fritz and Iris, Prokofiev's War and Peace (the final version of which she created in Florence in 1954), the premiere recording of Poulenc's Gloria and Gilbert Bécaud's Opéra d'Aran (which she premiered in Paris in 1962). These operas represent just a fraction of her repertoire, in which are featured, among others, Giuseppe di Stefano, Nicolai Gedda, Leonard Warren, Carlo Bergonzi, Ettore Bastianini, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Taddei, Cesare Valletti, and Giuseppe Gismondo and conductors Tullio Serafin, Pierre Monteux, Vittorio Gui, Georges Prêtre, Gabriele Santini, and Artur Rodzinski. In other words, the crème de la crème of the operatic firmament in the 1950s and 1960s, in which company Carteri most emphatically belonged. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford.

• Kollektive Erinnerung • Auf den Spuren der NSU-Mordserie sucht Esther Dischereit in einer assoziativen Szenenfolge nach den Hintergründen der Taten. Zum Gedenken an die Opfer. Von Esther Dischereit www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Hörspiel

Oggi a Cult: Lella Costa in "Otello, di precise parole si vive" al Teatro Carcano; all'Elfo Puccini Mauro Lamantia in "Gramsci Gay"; Roberto Pinto sulla Biennale Venezia 2024; all'Elfo Puccini una serata, la "Svampeide", dedicata a Nanni Svampa; la rubrica di lirica di Giovanni Chiodi...

Jess Gillam and soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha share their favourite tracks.South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha was the winner of the Song Prize at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in 2021 and is a current BBC New Generation Artist. She's brought a track from iconic South African artist Miriam Makeba and Maria Callas singing a prayer from Verdi's Otello, and Jess has picked a dance of death from Saint-Saens and jazz from Charlie ‘Bird' Parker.PLAYLIST: MAHALIA JACKSON– If I Can Help Somebody CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS – Danse macabre, Op 40 [Luben Yordandoff (violin), Orchestre de Paris, Daniel Barenboim (cond)] GIUSEPPE VERDI – Ave Maria (Otello: Act 4) [Maria Callas (sop), Orchestre de la Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Nicola Rescigno (cond)] HENRY PURCELL – Music for a While (Oedipus, Z 583) [Martin Fröst (clarinet), Sebastien Dube (double bass)] MIRIAM MAKEBA – The Click Song JIMMY MCHUGH/DOROTHY FIELDS– Don't Blame Me (Live) [Charlie Parker Quintet] DOMENICO CIMAROSA – Sonata No 42 in D minor, arr Ólafsson [Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)] VINCENZO BELLINI – Mira, O Norma (Norma) [Joan Sutherland (sop), Montserrat Caballé (sop), Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge]Produced by Rachel Gill

We are excited to bring you this new podcast series, The Art of Collaboration. This series will focus on directors and choreographers in conversation with some of their collaborators on a specific production. This series will explore the ins and outs of these processes, both the finer details as well as overarching ideas about what goes into a productive collaboration on a show. In this inaugural episode, Director Alex Timbers, Costume Designer Catherine Zuber, and Lighting Designer Justin Townsend are interviewed by Foundation Director Dani Barlow to discuss their experience working together on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Learn more about this episode's guests below. Bios: Alex Timbers (Director) is the recipient of Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two Obie and Lortel Awards. Broadway credits include Gutenberg the Musical; Here Lies Love; Moulin Rouge!; Just For Us; Beetlejuice; David Byrne's American Utopia; Oh Hello with Nick Kroll and John Mulaney; The Pee-wee Herman Show; Peter and the Starcatcher; and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (also bookwriter). For television, he co-created Amazon's “Mozart in the Jungle” (Golden Globe Award) and has helmed the Netflix specials “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous,” “Ben Platt: Live at Radio City,” and most recently “John Mulaney: Baby J” (2023 Emmy Award nomination). His debut picture book, Broadway Bird, set in an all-animal version of Broadway, is published by Macmillan. @alextimbers   Justin Townsend (Lighting Designer): His professional lighting design work includes such productions as: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award); Jagged Little Pill (Tony Nomination); American Psycho (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Henry Hewes Award); The Humans (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award); Here Lies Love, (Drama Desk Award, Public Theater); Vietgone, (MTC); Pretty Filthy, (Civilians); Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play, Milk Like Sugar, (Playwrights Horizons); Odyssey, A Winter's Tale, (Public Works at the Delacorte Theater); Venus, (Signature Theater); Unnatural Acts, Mother Courage, and Galileo (Classic Stage Company) Catherine Zuber (Costume Designer) Broadway: Moulin Rouge, (Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Mrs. Doubtfire, My Fair Lady, (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Oslo, War Paint (Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), King & I, (Olivier Award, Tony Award), Fiddler on the Roof, Golden Boy. South Pacific (Tony Award); The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award); The Light in the Piazza (Tony Award); Awake and Sing! (Tony Award); The Royal Family (Tony Award);  Gigi (Drama Desk Award). Metropolitan Opera: Rigoletto, Porgy & Bess, Il Barbieri di Siviglia, Les Contes d'Hoffman, Comte Ory, L'elisir d'Amore, Otello, Dr. Atomic, Roméo et Juliette. 2016 Induction: Theater Hall of Fame.  Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation: Founded in 1965, Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) exists to foster, promote, and develop the creativity and craft of stage directors and choreographers. SDCF's mission is to create access to the field, to connect artists to each other and to the public, and to honor these artists' theatrical legacies. The centrality of directors and choreographers in theatre and the impact they have on other artists' careers—from playwrights to designers to actors—makes SDCF's services essential to the wider theatre industry's continued health and vitality. Through its dynamic educational programming, including Observerships, Fellowships, public panels, and day-long symposia, SDCF serves the needs of directors and choreographers at every stage of career. www.sdcfoundation.org

It is hard to believe that it's already been 13 years since the death of Shirley Verrett on November 5, 2010. It has also already been four years since I did a pair of episodes on this extraordinary and beloved artist, and this anniversary gives me the perfect excuse to revisit the work of this mezzo-soprano turned soprano who more than any other singer in my experiences (even soon-to-be birthday girl Maria Callas) was capable of singing nearly anything. This type of singer is sometimes referred to as a soprano sfogato (or a falcon, after the 19th century French mezzo-cum-soprano Cornélie Falcon. Since Verrett, like Falcon, sang both mezzo and soprano, I instead coin the term falcon sfogatissima to describe her vocal magic. This episode is chock full of examples of Verrett's impassioned yet technically-grounded vocalism, from art songs by Brahms and Pasatieri to operatic roles by Handel, Gluck, Cherubini, Bellini, Puccini, and Verdi (including both soprano and mezzo roles in Aida and the Messa da Requiem and soprano roles in Ballo in Maschera, Macbeth, Don Carlo, and Otello). I close the episodes with Verrett's astonishing but limited forays into the German operatic repertoire. Her collaborators on this episode include conductors Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Bernard Haitink, Zubin Mehta, Eve Queler, Georges Prêtre, Sarah Caldwell, and the late Kenneth Montgomery; and fellow operatic greats Sherrill Milnes, Luciano Pavarotti, James McCracken, Robert Massard (last week's featured artist), and her frenemy the late Grace Bumbry. Countermelody is a podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and journalist yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly support at whatever level you can afford. Bonus episodes available exclusively to Patreon supporters are currently available and further bonus content including interviews and livestreams is planned for the upcoming season.  

Composer and bassist Caeden Brusett joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss the bass solo from Act IV of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Otello. This is the first OPERA entry in the podcast, but it is opera “underscoring” rather than a famous aria or overture theme. Melody: The bass solo from Act IV of Otello by Giuseppe Verdi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxxG3ggSQcQ Composer: Giuseppe Verdi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Verdi Duration: 1:30:07 Intro and guest questions – 0:00 Pre-discussion about the bass solo from Otello Act IV – 11:09 Review of the melody – 18:27 Caeden Brusett shares – 1:03:29 Guest Composer:  Caeden Brusett Website: ArcaneCompositions.com Instagram: Instagram.com/caedenbrusett/ Mentioned in this Episode: How to Train Your Dragon Symphonie Fantastique Recorded: October 6, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM  Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org Melodology Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/melodypodcast

In this episode of 'Classics Unlocked', Graham explores the dynamic between the literary themes of William Shakespeare and the music of Giuseppe Verdi. Verdi took inspiration from the works of Shakespeare three times in his career, once fairly early on (Macbeth), and then decades later for his final two operas (Otello & Falstaff). He is on record as having expressed deep admiration for Shakespeare, and he read his works from an early age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Otello” debuted in Milan in 1887, just two years after European nations gathered in Berlin to agree on a campaign to carve up and colonize the African continent for their own profit. Giuseppe Verdi's opera, based on the play Shakespeare wrote in the very early 1600s, centers on the Moor, Otello — an African who becomes a much celebrated Venetian general for leading a successful war against his fellow Africans.As a Black man in a position of power, Otello's status inspires praise and worship by some and searing loathing from others. How do stereotypes of Black manhood, an all-too-familiar danger to Black men navigating life in America today, show up in Otello's story? With the help of the Every Voice team and special guests – Maribeth Diggle, Thomas Hampson, Peter Sellars, Limmie Pulliam, Kevin Maynor, Dr Uzee Brown Jr. and Sylvia McNair – host Terrance Mcnight examines how this centuries-old story still shapes today's narratives around Black success and how the work of Toni Morrison might lead us to a deeper understanding of these characters. “Every Voice” is hosted by Terrance McKnight. The Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is Elizabeth Nonemaker.  Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Sapir Rosenblatt. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Desdemona: Teresa Stratas | Emilia: Jean Kraft | Otello: Jon Vickers | Iago: Thomas Stewart | Cassio: William Lewis | Lodovico: Paul Plishka | Montàno: Robert Goodloe | Roderigo: Andrea Velis | Herald: David Holloway | Conductor: James Levine

Desdemona: Julia Varady | Emilia: Gudrun Wewezow | Otello: Carlo Cossutta | Iago - Piero Cappuccilli | Cassio - Benito Maresca | Montano - Hans Wilbrink | Lodovico - Nikolaus Hillebrandt | Herald - Hermann Sapell | Conductor: Carlos Kleiber | Bayerische Staatsoper | 31 October 1977 | Broadcast

Desdemona: Karita Mattila | Emilia: Enkelejda Shkosa | Otello: José Cura | Iago: Anthony Michaels-Moore | Cassio: Cesare Catani | Roderigo: Mirko Guadagnini | Lodovico: Egils Silins | Montano: Juha Kotilainen | Orchestra and Chorus of the Philharmonique de Radio France | Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung | Theatre du Chatelet, Paris | 29 March 2001 Broadcast

Desdemona: Eva Marton | Emilia: Olive Fredricks | Otello: Carlo Cossutta | Jago: Kostas Paskalis | Cassio: John Stewart | Roderigo: Peter Haage | Lodovico: Ernst Wiemann | Montano: Herbert Fliether | Un araldo: Carl Schultz | Conductor: Nello Santi | Hamburgische Staatsoper | 12 February 1979 | In-house recording

A maddening descent into jealousy and rage ends in murder. Join LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon as he explores the drama, the history and of course the music of Verdi's Otello. See Otello now through June 4, tickets are available at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, Sarah Saturnino, member of the LA Opera Young Artist Program, reads the synopsis for Otello. See the opera hailed as the pinnacle of the Italian operatic repertoire, May 13 - June 4. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org.

WQXR's new podcast examines the hidden voices of classical music in American history. The first season of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight is a history of Blackness in opera, with stories about "The Magic Flute," "Otello," and more. McKnight joins us to discuss the podcast, and also commemorate the late Harry Belafonte.

As the one Black man in Shakespeare's play and Verdi's opera, Otello was not only tokenized, but villainized, criticized and minimized. With such an emphasis on Otello's flaws, how is it that Desdemona fell in love?  In her play “Desdemona,” Nobel laureate Toni Morrison and theater director Peter Sellers tell the story of the women of Otello. And in giving a long-awaited voice to Desdemona, uncover Otello's connections to Blackness often overlooked or underplayed: a black handkerchief gifted down through generations, the roots of the “Willow” song, and a touching understanding of Desdemona as a child raised and nurtured by an African woman. This week on Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, the final installment of Verdi's Otello, the African history and culture hinted at in the opera and uncovered and reimagined by the writer Toni Morrison, laying out the fabric of Desdemona's nature. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The  Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is  Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Music provided by the Livermore Valley Opera. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov

Giuseppe Verdi's Otello rose from enslavement to the ranks of army general and marries an aristocratic Venetian woman. It's difficult  to imagine the rich cultural heritage of Otello's African past; that history is only hinted at.  Through the whitewashing of his character, some may forget that Otello is of African descent. But for Iago, the identity of his enemy, Otello, was never far from mind. To him and Verdi's high-society audience, that assimilation signaled all the dangers of the free Black man.  This week in  Every Voice with Terrance McKnight: how a handkerchief, a memento, a gift from one to his love, was used to forge a wedge between Otello and Desdemona's union, catalyzing the brutish, dangerous, parts of Otello deemed a threat to white womanhood. And that handkerchief: simple plot device? Was it white? Was it black? This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The  Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is  Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Music provided by the Livermore Valley Opera. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

This week on Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, we go deeper into Giuseppe Verdi's character of the “Moor of Venice." Otello is a celebrated general in the Venetian army, and as a Black man in a position of power, his status inspires praise and worship by some and searing loathing from others. Otello's subordinate, Iago, thinks his boss woefully undeserving of his success and his white Venetian wife. Driven mad by entitlement, racism, and jealousy, he schemes to “right” this wrong by any means necessary. Joined by baritone Thomas Hampson, tenor Limmie Pulliam, and director Peter Sellars, Every Voice unravels the myth that entangles Otello: that Black manhood is something to be feared and controlled, and how the same stereotypes and undertones of superiority remain an alltoo-familiar danger to Black men navigating life in America today. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The  Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is  Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

“Otello” debuted in Milan in 1887, just two years after European nations gathered in Berlin to agree on a campaign to carve up and colonize the African continent for their own profit. Giuseppe Verdi's opera, based on the play Shakespeare wrote in the very early 1600s, centers on the Moor, Otello — an African who becomes a much-celebrated Venetian general for leading a successful war against his fellow Africans. Despite that, there's no lasting comfort in store for Otello: the rage and jealousy of his lieutenant won't stand for it.  In this episode of Every Voice with Terrance McKnight, tenor Limmie Pulliam and baritone Kevin Maynor join Terrance to examine the character of Otello. This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The  Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is  Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Synopsis The stage directions read: "The garden of the Grimaldi Palace outside Genoa. On the left side, the palace, directly in front, the sea. Dawn is breaking." The evocative music is by the Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, the prelude to his opera Simon Boccanegra, which premiered on today's date in 1857 in Venice. Despite its shimmering prelude, Verdi's new opera was not well received. The critics felt it was one of those works which "does not make its effect immediately... It is written with the utmost exquisite craftsmanship but needs to be studied in all its details." Verdi, a practical man of the theater, knew what that sort of review really meant. He wrote: "I thought I'd done something passable, but it seems I was mistaken. The score is not possible as it stands. It is too sad, too depressing. I shall need to redo it to give it more contrast and variety, more life." The revised version of Simon Boccanegra premiered 24 years later, in 1881, with additions and alterations to the story by Arrigo Boito, the brilliant librettist for Verdi's final operas, Otello and Falstaff. Despite the revisions, Boccanegra remained one of the least popular of Verdi's works for many decades. In the 1930s, it was revised successfully at the Metropolitan Opera in New York with an all-star cast, and since then, audiences have had more opportunities to "study" Verdi's score sufficiently to appreciate its "exquisite craftsmanship, contrast, variety, and life." Music Played in Today's Program Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Simon Boccanegra La Scala Chorus and Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor. DG 449 752

The use of blackface is a dying trend, but it was fundamental to one of the most popular operas of all time, Mozart's hit comedic opera, “The Magic Flute“. Over the last few decades a number of opera companies have been working to create alternate versions of this piece, all of them attempting to shape essential messages  relevant to our society; we find out how. Amongst our guests in this fourth episode of Every Voice, is Professor Melvin Foster, a voice instructor at Morehouse College, Atlanta, who prepares young men for careers in music, including opera. And next week, Every Voice with Terrance McKnight begins the journey into Giuseppe Verdi's “Otello.”This episode is hosted by Terrance McKnight and produced by David Norville. The  Executive Producer is Tony Phillips. The Executive Producer for WQXR Podcasts is  Elizabeth Nonemaker. Our research team includes Ariel Elizabeth Davis, Pranathi Diwakar, Ian George, and Jasmine Ogiste. Sound design and engineering by Alan Goffinski. Original music composed by Jeromy Thomas and Ashley Jackson. Special thanks to The Met archives.This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.

Synopsis One of the greatest of all Italian operas had its first performance on this day in 1887. Otello, by Giuseppe Verdi, was a musical version of Shakespeare's tragedy, Othello. The opera was written when Verdi was in his 70s, years after he had supposedly retired from a long and successful career as Italy's most famous opera composer. It was one of the greatest triumphs of Verdi's career. The premiere took place at La Scala, Milan, with famous singers in the lead roles, and the cream of international society and the music world in the audience. Even the orchestra was distinguished: among the cellists was a young fellow named Arturo Toscanini, who would later become one of the world's most famous conductors. Two of the violinists had the last name of Barbirolli—they were the father and grandfather of another famous conductor-to-be, Sir John Barbirolli. Both Toscanini and Barbirolli would eventually make classic recordings of Verdi's Otello. And speaking of recordings, in the early years of the 20th century, the Italian tenor Francesco Tamago, who created the role of Otello, and the French baritone Victor Maurel, who created the role of Iago, both recorded acoustical phonograph excerpts from Verdi's Otello—the technological marvel of the 20th century—preserving, belatedly, a sonic souvenir of a 19th century Verdi premiere. Music Played in Today's Program Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Act I excerpt, from Otello Ambrosian Chorus; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor. EMI Classics 65296

A director makes a play add up to more than the sum of its parts. That's something Adrian Noble knows as well as anyone. Noble has directed numerous productions of Shakespeare's plays, including Kenneth Branagh's breakout performance as Henry V in 1984 at the Royal Shakespeare Company. He served as artistic director of the RSC from 1991 to 2002, and directed musicals like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on London's West End as well as operas like Verdi's Macbeth, Don Carlo, and Otello. Now, Noble has written a new book, How to Direct Shakespeare, a no-nonsense guide for directors confronting the challenge of staging Shakespeare's texts. Noble writes that Shakespeare presents unique challenges for actors and directors — but that his plays also serve as excellent preparation for all other directing work. For those of us who aren't directors, Noble's book is full of things we can look out for the next time we read one of Shakespeare's plays or watch it onstage. Adrian Noble is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. Adrian Noble's new book, How to Direct Shakespeare, is available now. His previous book is How to Do Shakespeare. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published November 8, 2022. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leonor Fernandez edits a transcript of every episode, available at folger.edu. We had technical help from Rob Double at London Broadcast and Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.