Listen to a Sample:

Pros:

• This performance of Otello in English assembles a trio of stellar singers who are able to convey every word of the text with crystal-clarity without sacrificing the Italianate nature of Verdi's masterpiece.
• Richard Cassilly brings remarkable range to the title part, alternating between honeyed tones and unhinged outbursts with ease.
• Teresa Stratas might have sounded odd singing in English to a British audience with her unmistakable Canadian accent, but I can't imagine anyone faulting her given the vocal control and interpretive commitment she brings to the role of Desdemona.
• Peter Glossop comes off as a Shakespearean actor who coincidentally possessed an incredible baritone voice.

Cons:

• Occasionally throughout the performance there are very brief (less than a half a second) dropouts.

In Mono

OD 11982-2