Otello (Verdi, Giuseppe)

Title Otello
Alternative title Dramma lirico in quattro atti
Creators Giuseppe Verdi, composer
Arrigo Boito, librettist
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Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1885
First published 1886
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Composition types Lyric dramas
Language Italian
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano Michele Saladino
View Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn Matteo Falloni
View Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) organ and soprano Alain Brunet

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete — Ricordi 1913 Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Ballet Music
View Offstage Band — Ricordi — Complete Score
View Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II) — Ricordi — Complete Score
View Complete parts Ricordi — Flute 1/2
Flute 3/Piccolo
Oboe 1/2, English Horn
Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (C)
Bassoon 1/2
Bassoon 3/4
Bagpipes
Horn 1/2 (F)
Horn 3/4 (C)
Trumpet 1/2 (C)
Cornet 1/2 (C)
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba)
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam
Bass Drum 2
Thunder Sheet
Lightning
Mandolin
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete parts Manuscript — Flute 1
View Complete parts Ricordi — Bassoon 3/4
View Complete parts Ricordi — Violins I
Violins II
View '''Offstage Band''' parts Ricordi — Trumpet (C, E)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
View '''Offstage Band''' parts Ricordi — Piston (E)
Cornet 1 (B)
Cornet 2 (B)
Cornet (C)
View '''Offstage Band''' parts Ricordi — Piston (E)
Cornet 1 (B)
Cornet 2 (B)
Cornet (C)
View '''Offstage Band''' parts Ricordi — Cornet 1 (B)
Cornet 2 (B)
View Ballabile parts Ricordi — Flute 1/2
Flute 3/Piccolo
Oboe 1/2 (also English Horn)
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Bassoon 1/2
Bassoon 3/4
Horn 1/2 (E)
Horn 3/4 (E)
Trumpet 1/2 (C)
Cornet 1/2 (C)
Trombone 1/2
Trombone 3/Bass Trombone (Tuba)
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbals
Harp 1
Harp 2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Ballabile parts — — Flute 1, 2, Piccolo
Oboe 1, 2/English Horn
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E, C)
Cornet 1, 2 (C, A)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4 (Bass)
Timpani
Bass Drum/Cymbal, Tambourine
Harp 1, 2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Offstage Band parts Ricordi — Side Drum ''sul palco''
View Credo in un Dio crudel (Act II) parts Ricordi — Piccolo
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
Bassoon 1, 2
Bassoon 3, 4
Horn 1, 2 (F)
Horn 3, 4 (F)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Trombone 1, 2
Trombone 3, Bass (Tuba)
Timpani, Bass Drum
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete (1887 version) vocal score Ricordi — Complete Score
View Complete (1887 version) vocal score Ricordi — Complete Score
View Complete (1887 version) vocal score E.C. Schirmer — Complete Score
View Complete (1887 version) vocal score — — Act III, sc.2 : Duo
View Complete (1887 version) vocal score — — Act IV : Chanson du saule
View Aria: Ave Maria vocal score Schirmer 1887 Complete Score
Color Cover
View Aria: Ave Maria vocal score S. Skye Donald 2017 Complete Score
View Aria: Ave Maria vocal score — — Act IV : Chanson du saule
View Complete — Ricordi — Complete Libretto
Color Cover
View Complete — De Agostini 1989 Complete Libretto
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Michele Saladino
Ricordi — Complete Score
View Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) Arrangement for soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
by Matteo Falloni
— — Complete Score and Parts
View Preghiera: Ave Maria (Act IV) Arrangement for organ and soprano
by Alain Brunet
— — Complete Score

Recordings/Performances

DetailsEnsemblePerformersFiles (click to listen)
View Wiener Philharmoniker (orchestra) Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Mario Del Monaco, tenor
Renata Tebaldi, soprano
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4


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