Otello (Verdi, Giuseppe)

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Performer Pages Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra)
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Mario Del Monaco (tenor)
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
Publisher Info. Deutsche Grammophon, 1961.
Performers Mario Del Monaco, Renata Tebaldi, Aldo Protti (soli), chorus
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

4 more: Act 2 • Act 3 • Act 4 • Ballet Music

Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.[1913]. Plate 113955.
Reprinted Otello in Full Score
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1986.
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Misc. Notes 600dpi
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Offstage Band

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913). Plate 132509.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2343.
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Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II)

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1888).
Reprinted Petrucci Library Press
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Parts

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25 more: Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1/2, English Horn • Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (C) • Bassoon 1/2 • Bassoon 3/4 • Bagpipes • Horn 1/2 (F) • Horn 3/4 (C) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Cornet 1/2 (C) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba) • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam • Bass Drum 2 • Thunder Sheet • Lightning • Mandolin • Guitar 1 • Guitar 2 • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913). Plate 132509.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2343.
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Publisher. Info. Russia: Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1900-60).
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Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913).
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Offstage Band

Group I
Group II
Group III
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913). Plate 132509.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2343.
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Ballabile

19 more: Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1/2 (also English Horn) • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Bassoon 3/4 • Horn 1/2 (E) • Horn 3/4 (E) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Cornet 1/2 (C) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba) • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals • Harp 1 • Harp 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913).
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A5285.
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15 more: Oboe 1, 2/English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E, C) • Cornet 1, 2 (C, A) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4 (Bass) • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbal, Tambourine • Harp 1, 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Editor Ilian Paounov
Publisher. Info. Ilian Paounov
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Offstage Band

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1913).
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A5285.
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Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II)

15 more: Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Bassoon 3, 4 • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Horn 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trombone 1, 2 • Trombone 3, Bass (Tuba) • Timpani, Bass Drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1888).
Reprinted Petrucci Library Press
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Vocal Scores

Complete (1887 version)

Editor Michele Saladino (1835–1912), piano reduction
Language Italian
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(1886). Plate 51023.
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Misc. Notes First edition, thus lacking the (non-vocal, orchestral) ballet music composed for the Paris performance, 12 October 1894.
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Editor Michele Saladino (1835–1912), piano reduction
Language French
Translator Camille du Locle (1832–1903) and Librettist, French Text
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(1886). Plate 51635.
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Editor Michele Saladino (1835–1912), piano reduction
Language Italian/English
Translator Francis Hueffer (1845–1889), English text
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(1886). Plate 52105.
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Language French
Translator Camille Du Locle (1832-1903)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.133
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1913.
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Language French
Translator Camille Du Locle (1832-1903)
Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.133
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1913.
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Aria: Ave Maria

Language Italian / Latin / English
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1887. Plate 5260.
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Editor S. Skye Donald
Publisher. Info. S. Skye Donald, 2017.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano solo (Saladino)
Arranger Michele Saladino (1835–1912)
Translator Camille Du Locle (1832-1903)
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi & C., n.d.(ca.1887). Plate 51107.
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Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV)

For Soprano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Falloni)

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teofh (2012/6/28)

Arranger Matteo Falloni
Publisher. Info. Matteo Falloni
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For Soprano and Organ (Brunet)
Arranger Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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Libretti

Language French
Translator Camille Du Locle (1832-1903), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Ricordi & C., n.d.
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Publisher. Info. I Grandi de L'Opera, Vol.3b No.8
Novara: De Agostini, 1989.
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General Information

Work Title Otello
Alternative. Title Dramma lirico in quattro atti
Name Translations 奥泰罗; 奧泰羅; אותלו; 오텔로; Otelo; [12 more...]Othello; オテロ; Οθέλος; Отелло; Օթելլո; Отело; Атэла; اتلو (وردی); ოტელო (ვერდის ოპერა); عطيل; Отело (опера); Otello av Verdi
Name Aliases 奥赛罗; Otello de Verdi; Отело (опера) – Ђузепе Верди; Otello (Verdi)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175325702; LCCN: n81118752; GND: 300166028; [2 more...]BNF: 13920574g; NKC: aun2009498082
Composer Verdi, Giuseppe
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGV 21
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1885
First Performance. 1887-02-05 in Milan, La Scala
First Publication. 1886
Librettist Arrigo Boito (1842-1918)
after Othello by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Language Italian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra [more...]
Roles
Otello, moro, generale dell'Armata Veneta (tenor)
Jago, alfiere (baritone)
Cassio, capo di Squadra (tenor)
Roderigo, gentiluomo Veneziano (tenor)
Lodovico, Ambasciatore della Repubblica Veneta (bass)
Montano, predecessore di Otello nel governo dell'Isola di Cipro (bass)
Un Araldo (bass)
Desdemona, moglie di Otello (soprano)
Emilia, moglie di Jago (mezzo soparno)
Mixed Chorus
Soldati e Marinai della Repubblica Veneta
Gentildonne e Gentiluomini Veneziani
Popolani Ciprioti
Uomini d'arme Greci
Dalmati e Albanesi
Fanciulli dell'isola
un Taverniere
quattro servi di taverna
bassa ciurma
Orchestra
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, english horn,
2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons
4 horns, 2 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass trombone
timpani, 2 bass drums, cymbals, tam-tam, harp, strings
Onstage Instruments
2 mandolins, 2 guitars, bagpipe
Off-stage Instruments
6 trumpets, brass band, organ, lightning, thunder, canon
External Links Wikipedia article
Opera Guide
Synopsis (English)
Libretto (original language)
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