{"product_id":"verdi-otello-tokyo-1959","title":"Verdi: Otello: Tokyo 1959","description":"Verdi: Otello Live Tokyo 1959 DVD VIDEO MUSIC opera Mario Del Monaco Tito Gobbi  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Encore DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2010 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eVERDI: OTELLO: TOKYO 1959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLive performance\u003cbr\u003eCast:\u003cbr\u003eGabriella Tucci\u003cbr\u003eMario Del Monaco\u003cbr\u003eTito Gobbi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis historic live staging captures Verdi's late masterpiece in the throes of the post‑war operatic golden age, when European stars regularly toured worldwide and dramatic realism dominated the stage. Mario Del Monaco brings his famously heroic spinto tenor to the title role, projecting Otello's volatile intensity, while Tito Gobbi offers a wonderfully nuanced, theatrically cunning Iago. Gabriella Tucci's Desdemona provides the necessary lyricism and purity of line that contrasts and humanizes the unfolding tragedy, making this performance emotionally immediate and gripping from first chord to final cry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConductor: Oliviero De Fabritiis\u003cbr\u003eRelease: Encore DVD 2010 — Under De Fabritiis's baton the orchestra supplies vivid colors and propulsive drive that heighten Verdi's shifting moods, and the live recording preserves the spontaneous energy and occasional rawness that make historic broadcasts so compelling. As both an important document of mid‑20th‑century performance practice and a thrilling evening of opera, this DVD is essential for collectors and enthusiasts who want a front‑row sense of dramatic vocalism and period stagecraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Encore DVD","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51116495241494,"sku":"130096","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026319105530105scan.jpg?v=1773944707","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/verdi-otello-tokyo-1959","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}