2002-07-13 Otello (Verdi), Opernhaus Zurich

Otello = José Cura

Desdemona = Daniela Dessì

Jago = Ruggero Raimondi

Cassio = Antonello Palombi

Emilia = Brigitte Pinter

Roderigo = Miroslav Christoff

Lodovico = Pavel Daniluk

Montano = Valeriy Murga

Un arraldo = Michael Mirosek

Vladimir Fedoseyev, conductor

OPERNHAUS ZURICH

Verdi: OTELLO

Musikalische Leitung

VLADIMIR FEDOSEYEV

Inszenierung

SVEN-ERIC BECHTOLF

Bühnenbild

ROLF GLITTENBERG

Kostüme

MARIANNE GLITTENBERG

Lichtgestaltung

JÜRGEN HOFFMANN

Chor ERNSTRAFFELSBERGER

CHOR DES OPERNHAUSES ZÜRICH ZUSATZCHOR OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH KINDERCHOR DES OPERNHAUSES ZÜRICH

ORCHESTER DER OPER ZÜRICH

EIN KULTUR-ENGAGEMENT

DER CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING

Samstag, 13. Juli 2002

FREIER VERKAUF

PAUSE NACH DEM 2. AKT

BEGINN: 19.00 UHR

ENDE: ca. 22.15 UHR

Musikalische Assistenz

und Einstudierung

ENRICO CACClARI, THOMAS BARTHEL

Abendspielleitung

und Regieassistenz

CLAUDIA BLERSCH

Bühnenbildassistenz

MARIO FERRARA

Kostümassistenz

AMELIE HAAS

Regiehospitanz

EVA FISCHLlN

Organisation und

Betreuung der Kinder

SUSY SIEGRIST

Inspizienz

SUSANN ZAHLER

Souffleur ADRIANO

Wonderful Cura, Dessì & Raimondi

Otello in Space, but still Verdi's Otello. The backdrop is a cinematic view of the stars, as if on a space-ship. This modernism is not doing anything for the opera, so I will go straight into the matter.

Otello, the opera, as theater and singing considered. The Chorus was weak, especially in the beginning of the opera, I think the Zurich opera needs more singers in the chorus. The children's chorus was excellent. Ruggero Raimondi was in full rigor as Jago, excellent singing and acting. Roderigo did his part well enough, but his voice was weak. Cassio was a bigger voiced tenor than I am used to in Otello performances, here we had a match for Cura, a future Otello no-doubt. José Cura as Otello, I liked him, but still Plácido Domingo's interpretation of the role is too vivid in my mind that I can fully appreciate Cura's because they are quite different. Daniela Dessì was a brilliant and young Desdemona, perfect in all ways. Emilia was also great in this performance.