Music Director, The Royal Opera Antonio Pappano introduces the music to Verdi's Otello with pianist Stephen Westrop and soprano Alexandra Deshorties (Desdemona).
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@atmplayspiano10 жыл бұрын
It is so amazing how Verdi could be so forward-thinking but yet still make the music beautiful.
@hashatz7 жыл бұрын
It isn't the simplicity or the complexity of the music that counts but rather the way the composer makes use of it. Here is where relative genius makes its appearance.
@hashatz2 жыл бұрын
The "kiss theme" is repeated three times - in three variations. Otello sings the first two but NOT the third; the orchestra plays what may be called: the "theme of the promised land", where the theme is resolved musically. In other words: Otello does not reach the "promised land". The same formula appears in the final scene of the opera. Verdi describes Otello's psychological/emotional Achille's Heel in musical terms. This is Verdi's real genius, his uncanny understanding of the human psyche and his ability to describe it in his music.
@Huaimek8615 жыл бұрын
Intensely Exciting !!! It is like being inside the opera itself , I wish I could have been present at the talks , Sir Antonio Pappano really brings opera to life !!!
@yuh-jinglee91094 жыл бұрын
Maestro Pappano is born for opera!! Thanks for sharing:))
@RHGwylan112 жыл бұрын
I just love Antonio's enthusiasm !
@IsraelLeviHernandez7 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC interpretation!
@jonathangoodman26367 жыл бұрын
As much as I enjoyed the brief analysis of the opera's musical techniques, the "question" posed by the title is not addressed. Wishing it were answered.
@MrTrackman1007 жыл бұрын
The few, although brief, examples certainly suggests the challenges of the opera.
@jonathangoodman26367 жыл бұрын
As an opera singer and instructor, I disagree. There is a difference between highlighting a few aspects of greatness and describing the challenges. That word, "challenges", is the rub. And I do actually think there are challenges setting this opera apart; but the video title misled, as those are not explained here.
@xv12commander5 жыл бұрын
@@jonathangoodman2636 it's just clickbait...
@lefinlay2 жыл бұрын
@@jonathangoodman2636 “The rub” being Hamlet 😉
@dagmarstaub806 Жыл бұрын
It looks like a hurry in the last minute production, as if the Maestro and his crew had not had enough time to prepare ie coordinate properly.
@MrTrackman1007 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the many insights into Verdi's genius!
@aliciasarramida7 жыл бұрын
Bravo Maestro pappano!!!
@PeachSweetxo12 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh that was A-mazing! God knows I love the Royal Opera House and everything and one there. Just sensational talent, from both opera and dancing. Me personally I don't think I can sing but I am a dancer... And if there was a company I would join it be here-it's the only place in the world for me. This is long but just say I really appreciate the Royal Opera House
@liliathuillier4270 Жыл бұрын
So nice to hear this..
@shaundudley45764 жыл бұрын
Maybe it was Domingo but I had the sense in the Zeffirelli film that Verdi failed to bring the full humanity of Othello, Shakespeare's one, to realization, one just despise him. from beginning to end.
@Sacha_Kudli3 жыл бұрын
Really ? Why ? ( i didn’t see it )
@shaundudley45763 жыл бұрын
@@Sacha_Kudli he seemed such a selfagrandizing boor. Desdemona deserves so much better. Divine Riciarelli was well.. divine. And so very lovely. Domingo couldn't transcend his basic toxic masculinity. And Othello needed Shakespeare's profundity to rise above the unspeakable horror of his brutal injustice towards this loving angel.
@PragueImport Жыл бұрын
@@Sacha_Kudli I trust that you have seen the Zeffirelli version by now. In any case, I agree that there were better movies than this one, but not because of Domingo's acting. Zeffirelli's arrogance, self-indulgence, and obsession with male beauty took precedence over Verdi's masterpiece. The Cassio character was played by an actor because Zeffirelli did not find a tenor "handsome enough." The actor was blond with a perfect body. La Traviata is another example of how Zeffirelli approached his work. He bleached Domingo's hair and beard (he had to do it a few times as the shooting took a while) with little regard for Domingo's busy schedule and his hair texture (curly). Why did Alfredo have to have light hair is a mystery to me. Domingo explained that his dark hair looked 'blue" on camera. Well, there are ways other than bleaching one's hair to fix its color's tone for the lighting. In the movie, Domingo's bleached and highlighted hair becomes frizzy a few times. Again, it exemplifies how Zeffirelli wasted time and talent to self-promote and perhaps self-soothe. Despite some of its flaws, Rosi's Carmen was one of the best operatic movies.
@papagen00 Жыл бұрын
Hey Antonio, if Otello is that great how come you cut the Act 3 concertato and Act 2 chorus?
@piperlapap7 жыл бұрын
Pappano seems to believe the meaning of life is to glorify himself
@davidvscalvim28364 жыл бұрын
You're so right. I cringe watching these videos and seeing how pretentious he is. He don't let the pianist play and even sings while the soprano is singing. Everything is about himself.
@stefanomarzari43882 жыл бұрын
I totally disagree, it's just a mean interpretation of his enthusiasm.
@FreakieFan Жыл бұрын
@@davidvscalvim2836 He sings while the soprano is singing because the piece he's talking about is a duet between a soprano and the tenor... He's just singing parts of the tenor part.
@jomurphy1654 Жыл бұрын
@@davidvscalvim2836 Nonsense - he's the least pretentious opera maestro I've witnessed in such masterclasses - he and Kaufmann together are all passion and profound knowledge. You have failed to see his genius.