Gwyneth Jones, soprano ; James McCracken, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Piero de Palma, Anna Di Stasio, Florindo Andreolli, Alfredo Giacomotti, Leonardo Monreale, Glynne Thomas, supporting soloists ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; Boys from Upton House School ; Girls from Hammersmith County School ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Sir John Barbirolli, conductor
Libretto by Arrigo Boito after William Shakespeare.
Originally released in 1970 as analog discs on Angel: SCL 3742.
Recorded in No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, Aug.-Nov. 1968.
Sung in Italian.
Otello* / Giuseppe Verdi ; Arrigo Boito (Piero De Palma, tenor ; Alfredo Giacomotti, bass ; Gwyneth Jones, soprano ; Leonardo Monreale, bass ; James McCracken, tenor ; Florindo Andreolli, tenor ; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone ; Anna Di Stasio, mezzo-soprano ; Glynne Thomas, baritone ; John Barbirolli, conductor ; New Philharmonia Orchestra ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; Upton House School Boys' Choir ; Hammersmith County School Girls' Choir)