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

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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

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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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