Verdi: Otello
R. Gigli, Gatti, Biasini; Previtali
Roma, 1947
$9.95
Description:
This performance of Otello provides a fascinating window into a generation of lesser-known Italian singers from the 1940s. Renato Gigli (no relation to Beniamino) takes on the title role. A favorite of Mascagni, Gigli appeared frequently in the composer’s works, and while his Otello may lack the sheer vocal heft typically associated with the role, he compensates with a fluid legato and lyrical sensitivity—particularly effective in the Act I love duet.
Gabriella Gatti offers a luminous, angelic Desdemona, bringing purity and poise to her scenes, while Piero Biasini delivers a robust and assertive Iago. The recording, transferred from LP, exhibits occasional surface noise and scratchiness, but it remains an engaging and historically valuable performance.
In Mono
OD 11387-2
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