Tracklist

Otello, Opera In 4 Acts • Oper In Vier Akten • Opéra En Quatre Actes
Atto Primo / Act One / Erster Akt / Premier Acte
1-1	Una Vela! Una Vela! (Ciprioti / Montano / Cassio / Iago / Roderigo)	4:09
1-2	Esultate! (Otello / Ciprioti)	2:16
1-3	Roderigo, Ebben , Che Pensi? (Iago / Roderigo)	2:17
1-4	Fuoco Di Gioia... (Ciprioti)	2:45
1-5	Roderigo, Beviam!	1:17
1-6	Qua, Ragazzi, Del Vino!... Chi All'esca Ha Moros (Iago / Cassio / Ciprioti / Roderigo)	4:27
1-7	Capitano, V'attende La Fazione Al Baluardi (Montano / Cassio / Iago / Roderigo / Ciprioti)	1:19
1-8	Abbasso Le Spade! (Otello / Iago / Cassio / Montano)	3:31
1-9	Già Nella Notte Densa	2:47
1-10	Quando Narravi L'esule Tua Vita... Ed Io Vedea Fra Le Tue Tempie... Venga La Morte! (OTello / Desdemona)	8:10
Atto Secondo / Act Two / Zweiter Akt / Deuxième Acte
1-11	Non Ti Crucciar (Iago / Cassio)	3:05
1-12	Credo In Un Dio Crudel...	4:31
1-13	Eccola... Cassio... A Te (Iago)	1:22
1-14	Ciò M'accora (Iago / Otello)	4:29
1-15	Dove Guardi Splendono Raggi, Avvampan Cuori (Ciprioti / Iago / Donne / Fanciullo / Marinai / Desdemona / Otello)	3:51
1-16	D;un Uom Che Geme Sotto Il Tuo Disdegno (Desdemona / Otello)	2:03
1-17	Se Inconscia Contro Te, Sposo... (Desdemona / OItello / Iago / Emilia)	3:25
1-18	Desdemona Rea!	1:42
1-19	Ed Ora!... Ed Ora... / Ora E Per Sempre Addio, Sante Memorie	3:56
1-20	Era La Notte, Cassio Dormia...	4:42
1-21	Sì, Pel Ciel Marmoreo Giuro! (Otello / Iago)	2:37
Atto Terzo / Act Three / Dritter Akt / Troisième Acte
2-1	La Vedetta Del Porto Ha Segnalato (Araldo / Otello / Iago)	2:52
2-2	Dio Ti Giocondi... / Esterrefatta Fisso Lo Sguardo Tuo Tremendo (Desdemona / Otello) (Suetto D'amore / Love Duet / Lievesduett / Duo D'amour)	10:34
2-3	Dio! Mio Potevi Scagliar... / Ah! Dannazione! (Otello / Iago)	4:31
2-4	Vieni, L'aula È Deserta	3:53
2-5	Questa È Una Ragna (Iago / Cassio / Otello)	1:53
2-6	Come La Ucciderò? (Otello / Iago / Ciprioti)	1:16
2-7	Viva! Evviva! Viva Il Leon Di San Marco (Tutti / Lodovico / Otello / Desdemona / Emilia / Iago)	3:37
2-8	Messeri! Il Doge... (Otello / Roderigo / Iago / Cassio / Lodovico)	2:04
2-9	A Terra... Sï... Nel Livido Fango... (Desdemona / Emilia / Cassio / Roderigo / Lodovico / Dame / Cavalieri / Otello / Iago / Ciprioti)	4:59
2-10	Fuggirmi Io Sol Non So... Sangue! (Otello / Iago / Ciprioti)	1:42
Atto Quarto / Act Four / Vierter Akt / Quatrième Acte
2-11	Era Più Calmo?	3:44
2-12	Mia Madre Avea Una Povera Ancella... / Piangea Cantando (Emilia / Desdemona) (Canzone Del Salice / Willow Song / Weidenlied / Chant Du Saule)	8:29
2-13	Ave Maria... (Desdemona)	4:57
2-14	Chi È Là? Otello? (Desdemona / Otello)	6:56
2-15	Aprite! Aprite! (Emilia / Otello / Desdemona)	1:59
2-16	Quai Grida! Orrore! Orror! (Cassio / Iago / Lodovico / Emilia / Otello / Montano)	1:29
2-17	Niun Mi Tema (Otello / Cassio / Lodovico / Montano)	6:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Musical Heritage Society
• Licensed From – Angel Records
• Recorded At – Berliner Philharmonie
• Copyright (c) – Charles Osborne
• Copyright (c) – Gwyn Morris

Credits

• Baritone Vocals [Iago] – Peter Glossop
• Baritone Vocals [Un Araldo] – Hans Helm
• Bass Vocals [Lodovico] – José van Dam
• Bass Vocals [Montano] – Mario Machi
• Chorus – Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
• Chorus Master – Walter Hagen-Groll
• Composed By – Giuseppe Verdi
• Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
• Editor – Roy Emerson
• Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Wolfgang Gülich
• Libretto By – Arrigo Boito, William Shakespeare
• Libretto By [English Translation] – Gwyn Morris
• Liner Notes – Charles Osborne
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Emilia] – Stefania Malagù
• Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
• Photography By – EMI , Lauterwasser*, Unitel Production*
• Producer – Michel Glotz
• Soprano Vocals [Desdemona] – Mirella Freni
• Tenor Vocals [Cassio] – Aldo Bottion
• Tenor Vocals [Otello] – Jon Vickers
• Tenor Vocals [Roderigo] – Michel Sénéchal

Notes

Total Time 69:00 / 71:15

Recorded: IV & V 1973, Philharmonie, Berlin

Manufactured by the Musical Heritage Society under license from Angel Records.
℗ 1974 Original sound recording made by EMI Records Ltd.
Digital remastering ℗ 1988 by EMI Records Ltd.
© 1997 Musical Heritage Society, Inc.
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Printed in the USA

CDs come packaged in a fatbox double jewel case, including an 88-page booklet with texts in Italian and English, and notes in English only.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 717794438123
• Barcode (Text): 7 1779-44381-2 3
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 514381 Y3F 11
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 514382 Y2F 11
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L240
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L240
• Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 4151
• Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 4150
• SPARS Code: ADD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SCLX-3809	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan - Otello ‎(3xLP + Box)	Angel Records	SCLX-3809	US	1974
2c 16702500-2	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan - Otello ‎(3xLP + Box)	EMI	2c 16702500-2	France	Unknown
AML 9818-19	G. Verdi* / Herbert von Karajan / Jon Vickers / Mirella Freni / Peter Glossop / Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker	G. Verdi* / Herbert von Karajan / Jon Vickers / Mirella Freni / Peter Glossop / Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker - Otello ‎(2xCD, RM)	Amadeus, EMI	AML 9818-19	Italy	1998
50999 4 16777 2 8, 4 16777 2	Verdi*	The Great Operas - Otello [Acts 1 & 2] ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	EMI Classics, EMI Classics	50999 4 16777 2 8, 4 16777 2	Europe	2013
3C165-02500/2	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan	Verdi*, Jon Vickers, Mirella Freni, Peter Glossop, Berlin Philharmonic*, Chorus Of The Deutsche Opera, Berlin*, Herbert Von Karajan - Otello ‎(3xLP + Box)	His Master's Voice, La Voce Del Padrone	3C165-02500/2	Italy	1974