There are 11 recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini on file

(This "Discography" was generated by CLOR for THE COMPILER )

1 1957(LI) - Gamson Arnold - ORCHESTRA*

2 1960(RA) - Previtali Fernando - RAI Roma*

3 1968(LI) - Franci Carlo - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma*

4 1978(STU) - López Cobos Jesús - Philharmonia Orchestra*

5 1980(LI) - Siciliani Alessandro - Teatro Massimo di Palermo**

6 1998(LI) - Rovaris Corrado - Orchestra*

7 1999(STU) - Parry David - Philharmonia Orchestra*

8 2000(LC) - Arrivabene Paolo - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia*

9 2000(LI) - Gelmetti Gianluigi - Covent Garden*

10 2001(LI) - Crutchfield Will - St. Luke's Orchestra*

11 2002(LI) - Renzetti Donato - Chicago Lyric Opera*

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Arnold Gamson - 1957(LI)

Orchestra - ORCHESTRA

Chorus - CHORUS

Otello - Thomas Hayward

Desdemona - Eileen Farrell

Iago - Hugh Thompson

Rodrigo - Loren Driscoll

Emilia - Martha Lipton

Elmiro - Chester Watson

Gondoliero - Giuseppe Baratti

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Black Disc - *Historical Recording Enterprises HRE 265-2 {2LPS}

Compact Disc; - Live Opera Heaven Ltd. C 1416 {2CDS} (2003)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a performance of an abridged version (10 October 1957)

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Fernando Previtali - 1960(RA)

Orchestra - RAI Roma

Chorus - RAI Roma

Otello - Agostino Lazzari

Desdemona - Virginia Zeani

Iago - Giuseppe Baratti

Rodrigo - Herbert Handt

Emilia - Anna Reynolds

Elmiro - Franco Ventriglia

Lucio - Alfredo Nobile

Doge - Tommaso Frascati

Gondoliero - Tommaso Frascati

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Black Disc; - E.J. Smith «Golden Age of Opera» EJS 203 {2LPS} (1961)ª; Replica RPL 2419-2421 {3LPS} (1980)ª; Replica RPL 34129 {3LPS} (1984)ª

Compact Disc - Great Opera Performances G.O.P. 718 {2CDS} live-rare-opera unnumbered (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM) {2CDS}

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

This recording is reviewed in the following publication:-

Orpheus - November 1982 S.882-S.883 [GH]

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Comments:- Broadcast on 19 June 1960

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Carlo Franci - 1968(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Chorus - Teatro dell'opera di Roma

Otello - Aldo Bottion

Desdemona - Virginia Zeani

Iago - Gastone Limarilli

Rodrigo - Pietro Bottazzo

Emilia - Giovanna Fioroni

Elmiro - Plinio Clabassi

Lucio - Antonio Pirino

Doge - Fernando Iacopucci

Gondoliero - Fernando Iacopucci

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Black Disc - Mauro R. Fuguette MRF 25-S {3LPS}

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a performance given by the Rome Opera at the Met (25 June 1968; seeOPERA September 1968 pp.716-717)

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Jesús López_Cobos - 1978(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Ambrosian Singers

Otello - José Carreras

Desdemona - Frederica Von Stade

Iago - Gianfranco Pastine

Rodrigo - Salvatore Fisichella

Emilia - Nucci Condò

Elmiro - Samuel Ramey

Lucio - Keith Lewis

Doge - Alfonso Leoz

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Black Disc; - *Philips 6769 023 {3LPS} (1979)ª

Compact Cassette; - Philips 7699 110 (1979)ª

Compact Disc; - Philips 432 456-2 {2CDS} (1992)ª; Lyrica LRC 1047-1048 {2CDS} (Italy); Philips «Duo» 475 448-2 {2CDS} (2004)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - September 1979 p.140 [AB]; January 1980 p.1121 [JBS] December 1992 p.140 [RO]; July 2004 p.85 [PO'C]

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Opera News - February 1980 p.37 [JWF]

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American Record Guide - April 1980 Vol.43 No.6 p.41 [DA]

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Alessandro Siciliani - 1980(LI)

Orchestra - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Chorus - Teatro Massimo di Palermo

Otello - Philip Langridge

Desdemona - Margherita Rinaldi

Iago - Ezio Di Cesare

Rodrigo - Bruce Brewer

Emilia - Nucci Condò

Elmiro - Agostino Ferrin

Lucio - G. Puddu

Doge - Pietro Tarantino

Gondoliero - Dino Di Domenico

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DVD (Video) - House of Opera DVDCC 1021 (2005)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Video recording of a performance in the Politeamo Garibaldi, Palermo (March 1980; see OPERA July 1980 pp.713-715). The cast and conductor listed above are those given in «Il Teatro Massimo di Palermo - cento anni attraverso le stagioni liriche e gli artisti» p.230. The DVD issued by House of Opera is listed in their online catalogue of «New DVDs 22 January 2005». The year of the performance recorded is given here as 1981 and the comductor as «Bartoletti».

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Corrado Rovaris - 1998(LI)

Orchestra - Orchestra

Chorus - Coro

Otello - Bruce Ford

Desdemona - Mariella Devia

Iago - Charles Workman

Rodrigo - Paul Austin Kelly

Emilia - Enkelejda Shkosa

Elmiro - Simone Alberghini

Lucio - Antonino Siragusa

Doge - Cesare Catani

Gondoliero - Antonino Siragusa

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Compact Cassette; - Legato Classics ALD 4789 (1998)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a performance in the Palafestival, Pesaro (8 August 1998; see OPERA November 1998 pp.1341-1342). The compact cassettes issued by Legato are listed in their list of «New Audio Cassette Listings(ALD) - Winter 1998».

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor David Parry - 1999(STU)

Orchestra - Philharmonia Orchestra

Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Otello - Bruce Ford

Desdemona - Elizabeth Futral

Iago - Juan José Lopera

Rodrigo - William Matteuzzi

Emilia - Enkelejda Shkosa

Elmiro - Ildebrando d' Arcangelo

Lucio - Dominic Natoli

Doge - Ryland Davies

Gondoliero - Barry Banks

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Compact Disc; - Opera Rara ORC 18 {3CDS} (2000)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - February 2000 p.18, p.102 [RO]

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Fanfare - Vol.23 No.5 May/June 2000 pp.219-220 [JK]

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Orpheus - April 2000 S.71 [GH]

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Opera Quarterly - Vol.17 No.1 Winter 2001 pp.136-141 [JKL]

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Opéra International - No.245 avril 2000 pp.72-74 [SS]

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Diapason - No.469 avril 2000 p.94 [MP]

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International Record Review - March 2000 p.136 [MP]

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American Record Guide - Vol.63 No.3 May/June 2000 p.176 [DA]

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Le Monde de la Musique - No.242 avril 2000 p.88 [CFP]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XIV N.138 marzo 2000 pp.98-99 [GL]

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Répertoire - No.138 septembre 2000 p.69 [LC]

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Das Opernglas - Februar 2000 S.71 [MW]

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Comments:- Recorded in September, October 1999

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Paolo Arrivabene - 2000(LC)

Orchestra - Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia

Chorus - Bratislava Chamber Choir

Otello - Irine Ratiani

Desdemona - Patrizia Ciofi

Iago - Gregory Bonfatti

Rodrigo - Simon Edwards

Emilia - Barbara Vivian

Elmiro - Soon-Won Kang

Lucio - Daniele Gaspari

Doge - Salvatore Cordella

Gondoliero - Alessandro Codeluppi

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Compact Disc; - Dynamic CDS 369/1-3 {3CDS} (2001)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

This recording is reviewed in the following publications:-

(The) Gramophone - July (published May) 2001 p.99 [RO]

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Fanfare - Vol.25 No.1 September/October 2001 pp.255-256 [HF]

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Orpheus - Mai 2001 S.72 [SL]

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Opéra International - No.257 mai 2001 pp.69-70 [DF]

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Diapason - No.487 décembre 2001 pp.125-126 [MP]

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American Record Guide - September/October 2001 Vol.64 No.5 pp.187-188 [DA]

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L'opera (Milano) - Anno XV N.151 maggio 2001 p.92 [GL]

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Répertoire - No.150 octobre 2001 p.109 [PT]

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Opera Actual (Barcelona) - No.47 septiembre-octubre 2001 p.94 [JMP]

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CD COMPACT (Barcelona) - septiembre 2001 No.146 p.50 [JS]

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Comments:- Recorded at performances of the «Malibran version» at the Martina Franca Festival.

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti - 2000(LI)

Orchestra - Covent Garden

Chorus - Covent Garden

Otello - Bruce Ford

Desdemona - Mariella Devia

Iago - Octavio Arévalo

Rodrigo - Juan Diego Flórez

Emilia - Leah-Marian Jones

Elmiro - Alastair Miles

Lucio - Timothy Robinson

Doge - Robin Leggate

Gondoliero - Timothy Robinson

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Compact Disc; - Premiere Opera Ltd. CDNO 548-3 {3CDRS}; House of Opera (2003)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a performance in The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (February 2000). The date given in Premiere's catalogue is 12 February 2000, but there was no performance on that day. The date given by House of Opera in their online catalogue was 5 February 2000. The performance on 17 February 2003 was broadcast by BBC Radio 3 (see Radio Times Issue dated 12-18 February 2000 p.134) and Kenneth Tarver sang the role of Rodrigo in this performance. The performance on 31 January 2000 is reviewed in OPERA April 2000 p.476; OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.244 mars 2000 p.54 and that on 15 February 2000 in OPERA May 2000 p.591.

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Will Crutchfield - 2001(LI)

Orchestra - St. Luke's Orchestra

Chorus - Bel Canto at Caramoor

Otello - Carlo Scibelli

Desdemona - Marguerite Krull

Iago - Matthew Chellis

Rodrigo - David Adams

Emilia - Georgia Jarman

Elmiro - Daniel Mobbs

Lucio - James Archie Worley

Doge - Robert Crutchfield

Gondoliero - Samuel Lloyd Kinsey

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Compact Disc - House of Opera CD 807L

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a «semi-staged» performance in the Venetian Theater at Caramoor (7 July 2001).

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Otello by Gioacchino Rossini performed in Italian

Conductor Donato Renzetti - 2002(LI)

Orchestra - Chicago Lyric Opera

Chorus - Chicago Lyric Opera

Otello - Chris Merritt

Desdemona - Lella Cuberli

Iago - Richard Croft

Rodrigo - Rockwell Blake

Emilia - Nancy Maultsby

Elmiro - Henry Runey

Lucio - Roy Cornelius Smith

Doge - Patrick Denniston

Gondoliero - Hong-Shen LI

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Compact Disc; - Celestial Audio CA 455 {3CDRS} (Australia) (2005)ª

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Recordings of Otello by Gioacchino Rossini are surveyed in the following publications:-

CELLETTI p.736; GIUDICI p.716 (2) p.1191; PENGUIN p.368

Comments:- Recording of a performance at the Chicago Lyric Opera (September 1992; see OPÉRA INTERNATIONAL No.164 décembre 1992 p.40). A recording of one of the performances was broadcast by «The Nuveen/Lyric Opera of Chicago Radio Network» on 29 May 1993. See OPERA NEWS May 1993 p.49. The CDRs issued by Celestial Audio are (were?) listed as new issues in their website in Easter 2005 (hyperlink in CLORLINK.HTM).

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Abbreviations

(STU), "Studio" Recording

(SE), "Studio" Recording of Excerpts

(STC), Composite "Studio" Recording made up from more than one source

(SCE), Composite "Studio" Recording of Excerpts from more than one source

(LI), "Live" Recording

(LE), "Live" Recording of Excerpts

(LC), "Live" Composite Recording from more than one performance

(LCE), Excerpts from more than one "Live" Performance

(RA), A Radio Performance

(RE), Excerpts from a Radio Performance

(RC), Composite Radio Performance from more than one broadcast

(RCE), Excerpts from more than one broadcast performance

(FI), Film or/and sound track of a film

(FE), Excerpts of an opera from a film or/and the sound track of a film

CELLETTI, Il Teatro d'Opera in Disco by Rodolfo Celletti - Rizzoli - 1988

EJS Discography, EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings - The Golden Age of Opera, 1956-71 by William Shaman, William J. Collins, and Calvin M. Goodwin - GreenwoodPress - 1994

GIUDICI, L'Opera in CD e Video by Elvio Giudici - il Saggiatore Milano - 1995. Second Edition - 1999 - is indicated by (2)

HARRIS, Opera Recordings - A Critical Guide by Kenn Harris - David and Charles - 1973

MARINELLI, Opere in Disco by Carlo Marinelli - Discanto Edizione - 1982

MET, The Metropolitan Opera Guide to Recorded Opera - edited by Paul Gruber - Thames and Hudson - 1993

MET(VID), The Metropolitan Guide to Opera on Video - edited by Paul Gruber - W.W. Norton & Co. Ltd. - 1997

More EJS, More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings by William Shaman - William J. Collins - Calvin M. Goodwin - Greenwood Press 1999

NEWTON (Verdi), Verdi - Tutti i libretti d'opera edited by Piero Mioli

PENGUIN, The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Discs by Edwin Greenfield - Robert Layton - Ivan March - Penguin Books 1993

Discos Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

Gramófono (Barcelona), Compañía del Gramófono Sociedad Anónima Española

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