Thursday 23 June 2022

OTELLO (Verdi) at the Teatro alla Scala, Milano (1945 - 2022)

 

1947 – 1948

 

NEW PRODUCTION

 

5 performances (26, 28, 31 Dec 1947, 2, 4 Jan 1948)

 

Conductor: Victor de Sabata, Producer: Nicola Benois, Director: Carlo Piccinato Designer: Nicola Benois, Chorus Master: Vittore Veneziani

 

Otello: Ramon Vinay, Desdemona: Maria Caniglia (1-4)/Carla Petrella (5), Iago: Gino Bechi, Emilia: Anna Maria Canali, Cassio: Mario Carlin, Lodovico: Giuseppe Modesti, Montàno: Aristide Baracchi, Roderigo: Cesare Masini-Sperti, Herald: Aldo Bacci

 

1948 – 1949

 

6 performances (5, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20 Feb 1949)

 

Conductor: Victor de Sabata, Producer: Nicola Benois, Director: Carlo Piccinato Designer: Nicola Benois, Chorus Master: Vittore Veneziani

 

Otello: Ramon Vinay, Desdemona: Renata Tebaldi, Iago: Gino Bechi (1-4)/Paolo Silveri (5-6), Emilia: Anna Maria Canali, Cassio: Mariano Caruso, Lodovico: Giuseppe Modesti, Montàno: Enrico Campi, Roderigo: Gino Penno, Herald: Attilio Barbesi

 

1950 – 1951

 

4 performances (26, 28 Dec 1950, 1, 3 Jan 1951)

 

Conductor: Victor de Sabata, Producer: Nicola Benois, Director: Mario Frigerio Designer: Nicola Benois, Chorus Master: Vittore Veneziani

 

Otello: Ramon Vinay, Desdemona: Renata Tebaldi, Iago: Gino Bechi, Emilia: Anna Maria Canali, Cassio: Mariano Caruso, Lodovico: Silvio Maionica, Montàno: Enrico Campi, Roderigo: Mario Carlin, Herald: Paolo Pedani

 

1953 – 1954

 

6 performances (7, 10 January, 25, 28 Feb, 3, 6 Mar 1954)

 

Conductor: Antonino Votto, Producer: Nicola Benois, Director: Mario Frigerio Designer: Nicola Benois, Chorus Master: Vittore Veneziani

 

Otello: Mario Del Monaco, Desdemona: Renata Tebaldi (1-2)/Antonietta Stella (3-5)/Disma De Cecco (6), Iago: Leonard Warren (1-2)/Paolo Silveri (3-6), Emilia: Anna Maria Canali (1-2)/Bruna Ronchini Senni (3-6), Cassio: Giuseppe Zampieri, Lodovico: Giorgio Tozzi (1-2)/Silvio Maionica (3-6), Montàno: Enrico Campi, Roderigo: Luciano Dell Pergola (1-2)/Mario Carlin (3-6), Herald: Paolo Pedani (1-2)/Attilio Barbesi (3-6)

 

1959 – 1960

 

NEW PRODUCTION

 

7 performances (7, 10, 14, 17, 26 Dec 1959, 3, 16 Jan 1960

 

Conductor: Antonino Votto, Producer: Nicola Benois, Director: Margherita Wallmann, Set Designer: Nicola Benois, Costume Designer: Ezio Frigerio, Chorus Master: Norberto Mola

 

Otello: Mario Del Monaco, Desdemona: Leonie Rysanek (1-4)/Margherita Roberti (5-6)/Gabriella Tucci (7), Iago: Tito Gobbi, Emilia: Gabriella Carturan, Cassio: Piero De Palma (1-5)/Regolo Romani (6-7), Lodovico: Nicola Zaccaria (1-5)/Agostino Ferrin (6-7), Montàno: Lorenzo Testi, Roderigo: Franco Ricciardi (1-5)/Athos Cesarini (6-7), Herald: Franco Piva

 

1976 – 1977

 

NEW PRODUCTION

 

10 performances (7, 11, 15, 19, 22, 28 Dec 1976, 2, 5, 13, 16 Jan 1977)

 

Conductor: Carlos Kleiber, Producer: Tito Varisco, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer: Franco Zeffirelli, Chorus Master: Romano Gandolfi

 

Otello: Plácido Domingo (1-5)/Carlo Cossutta (6-10), Desdemona: Mirella Freni (1-7)/Margaret Price (8)/Teresa Zylis-Gara (9-10), Iago: Piero Cappuccilli (1-7)/Silvano Carroli (8-10), Emilia: Jone Jori, Cassio: Giuliano Ciannella (1-7)/Piero De Palma (8-10), Lodovico: Luigi Roni (1-5)/Giovanni Foiani (6-10), Montàno: Orazio Mori, Roderigo: Dano Raffanti, Herald: Giuseppe Morresi

 

1979 – 1980

 

4 performances (26, 29 Apr, 3, 6 May 1980)

 

Conductor: Carlos Kleiber, Producer: Tito Varisco, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer: Franco Zeffirelli, Chorus Master: Romano Gandolfi

 

Otello: Plácido Domingo, Desdemona: Mirella Freni, Iago: Piero Cappuccilli, Emilia: Stefania Malagu, Cassio: Piero De Palma, Lodovico: Luigi Roni, Montàno: Orazio Mori, Roderigo: Gianfranco Manganotti, Herald: Giuseppe Morresi

 

1981 – 1982

 

3 performances (15, 19, 21 Apr 1982)

 

Conductor: Carlos Kleiber, Producer: Giorgio Cristini, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer: Franco Zeffirelli, Chorus Master: Romano Gandolfi

 

Otello: Plácido Domingo, Desdemona: Mirella Freni, Iago: Silvano Carroli, Emilia: Gloria Banditelli, Cassio: Piero De Palma, Lodovico: Giovanni Foiani, Montàno: Tito Turtura, Roderigo: Gianfranco Manganotti, Herald: Giuseppe Morresi

 

1986 – 1987

 

4 performances (5, 8, 11, 14 Feb 1987)

 

Conductor: Carlos Kleiber, Producer: Giorgio Cristini, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer: Franco Zeffirelli, Chorus Master: Giulio Bertola

 

Otello: Plácido Domingo, Desdemona: Mirella Freni, Iago: Renato Bruson (1)/Piero Cappuccilli (2-4), Emilia: Gloria Banditelli, Cassio: Ernesto Gavazzi, Lodovico: Luigi Roni, Montàno: Angelo Bosotti, Roderigo: Gianfranco Manganotti, Herald: Silvestro Sammaritano

 

2001 - 2002

 

NEW PRODUCTION

 

13 performances (7, 11, 15, 18, 21, 23, 28, 30 Dec, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 Jul 2002)

 

Conductor: Riccardo Muti (1-6)/Roberto Rizzi Brignoli (7-12), Producer: Giorgio Cristini, Director: Graham Vick, Set Designer: Ezio Frigerio, Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino, Chorus Master: Roberto Gabbiani

 

Otello: Plácido Domingo (1-3, 5)/Andrey Lantsov (4, 6-9, 11, 13)/David Rendall (10, 12), Desdemona: Barbara Frittoli (1-6)/Chiara Taigi (7-8,10, 12)/Adrianne Pieczonka (9, 11, 13), Iago: Leo Nucci (1-6)/Ambrogio Maestri (7-8)/Renato Bruson (9, 11, 13)/Sergei Murzaev (10, 12), Emilia: Rossana Rinaldi, Cassio: Cesare Catani (1-9, 11, 13)/Carlo Allemano (10, 12), Lodovico: Giovanni Battista Parodi, Montàno: Cesare Lana (1-6)/Giancarlo Boldrini (7-13), Roderigo: Antonello Ceron (1-9, 13)/Rosario La Spina (10-12), Herald: Ernesto Panariello (1-6, 9-13)/Aldo Bramante (7-8)

 

2004 - 2005

 

8 performances (17, 19, 21, 24, 31 May, 3, 6, 8 Jun 2005)

 

Conductor: Oleg Caetani, Producer: Giorgio Cristini, Director: Graham Vick, Set Designer: Ezio Frigerio, Costume Designer: Franca Squarciapino, Chorus Master: Bruno Casoni

 

Otello: Clifton Forbis (1, 3-7)/Vitaly Taraschenko (2, 8), Desdemona: Daniela Dessi (1-2, 4-5, 7-8)/Svetla Vassileva (3, 6), Iago: Leo Nucci (1-2, 4-7)/Alberto Gazale (3, 8), Emilia: Rossana Rinaldi, Cassio: Francesco Meli, Lodovico: Giovanni Battista Parodi (1-2, 4-5, 7)/Carlo Cioni (3, 6, 8), Montàno: Cesare Lana, Roderigo: Antonello Ceron, Herald: Ernesto Panariello

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