Please consider subscribing to our channel - ua-cam.com/users/ShakespeareNetwork New Film adaptation - MISANTHROPOS - www.misanthropos.net - Timon of Athens - Shakespeare on Film! Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
This is so completely different from the risk-free aseptic singing we are offered today. Bel canto culture and yet the courage to use “unattractive” tones, passion and drama, which Verdi in particular demands unconditionally. And Levine´s conducting has always been wonderful. Never vain, always at the service of the music.
Great performance of a great opera. Vickers and MacNeil are as expected, outstanding. The surprise for me is Scotto. She was one of the singers that began my life long obsession with opera in the late 1970's. For me a great singing actress. But, even with high expectations, she was really good as Desdemona, not a role I would normally associate with her. Watching Vickers as Otello is like watching a great, ancient oak tree fall, after its strength is eaten away by the burrowing worms of jealousy introduced by Iago. During the same period, Domingo brought a much different feel to Otello, as a man racked by insecurity about his race and history of slavery, defeated finally by his own internal demons. Nothing seen on the current opera stage can match either of those versions, or for that matter, the Iago or Desdemona of MacNeil and Scotto. So fortunate we have these performances preserved for all who would otherwise not see such greatness.
Bastererebbe la mezza voce desolata col quale Vickers rende " è il fazzoletto che le diedi pegno primo d'amor" per farlo il miglior Otello da me ascoltato
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New Film adaptation - MISANTHROPOS - www.misanthropos.net - Timon of Athens - Shakespeare on Film!
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.
Vickers, Scotto, and MacNeil-magnificent.
Thank you for posting this…a much needed bit of light in an ever darkening world . RIP Renata Scotto.
You're very welcome! Cheers!
Yes. Especially in opera.
Splendida edizione!!!!
Magnificent.
Three of the best in these great roles. Still remember watching this when it was first telecast.
This is so completely different from the risk-free aseptic singing we are offered today. Bel canto culture and yet the courage to use “unattractive” tones, passion and drama, which Verdi in particular demands unconditionally. And Levine´s conducting has always been wonderful. Never vain, always at the service of the music.
Thanks for posting this - my favourite version of what I believe to be the best opera ever written!
You're very welcome! Cheers!
Scotto was a great Desdemona!❤❤❤
Sublimes, que de grandes voix et mise en scène parfaite !
Thanks a lot for posting this. A truly magnificent evening! Much better, in my opinion, than the Kleiber La Scala Otello
You are very welcome! Cheers!
Great performance of a great opera. Vickers and MacNeil are as expected, outstanding. The surprise for me is Scotto. She was one of the singers that began my life long obsession with opera in the late 1970's. For me a great singing actress. But, even with high expectations, she was really good as Desdemona, not a role I would normally associate with her. Watching Vickers as Otello is like watching a great, ancient oak tree fall, after its strength is eaten away by the burrowing worms of jealousy introduced by Iago. During the same period, Domingo brought a much different feel to Otello, as a man racked by insecurity about his race and history of slavery, defeated finally by his own internal demons. Nothing seen on the current opera stage can match either of those versions, or for that matter, the Iago or Desdemona of MacNeil and Scotto. So fortunate we have these performances preserved for all who would otherwise not see such greatness.
Thanks 💯
Our pleasure! Cheers!
EXCELENTE
Ah, MacNeil was trully something!
Dude, I loved Vickers' acting and I hated Iago to his guts. MacNeil embodies him well hahaha
Bastererebbe la mezza voce desolata col quale Vickers rende " è il fazzoletto che le diedi pegno primo d'amor" per farlo il miglior Otello da me ascoltato