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Gala performance from the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, from the video archives of the CBC, Toronto. Four fully staged operatic scenes showcase the tenor's towering interpretations of Handel's Samson, Beethoven's Florestan (Fidelio), Britten's Peter Grimes, and Verdi's Otello. A magnificent testament to one of the opera world's most extraordinary singing actors. National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Franz-Paul Decker. 1984. VHS, H-Fi, Color, approx. 52 minutes.
FULLY-STAGED SCENES, TAPED NOVEMBER 9, 1984:
HANDEL: SAMSON Act I Why by an angel . . . Total eclipse (11:20)
VERDI: OTELLO Act IV Chi è là? Otello? . . . Niun mi tema (17:28)
Cast
Otello: Jon Vickers
Desdemona: Stephanie Bogle
Emilia: Sandra Graham
Iago:
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Ingemar Korjus
Cassio: Daniel Lichti
Montano: John Nieboer
Lodovico: Rudolf Neufeld
BEETHOVEN: FIDELIO Act II Gott! welch Dunkel hier! (9:13)
BRITTEN: PETER GRIMES Act III Steady . . . there you are . . . (13:19)
Ottawa National Arts Centre Orchestra
(with the National Arts Centre Choir)
FRANZ-PAUL DECKER, conductor
BONUS SELECTION: CONCERT PERFORMANCE, TAPED DECEMBER 16, 1969
WAGNER: DIE WALKÜRE Act I, Scene 3 Ein Schwert verhiess mir der
Vater . . . Der Männer Sippe . . . Winterstürme . . . Du bist der Lenz . . . (30:41)
with Irène Lensky
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
FRANZ-PAUL DECKER, conductor Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Samson, HWV 57: Why by an angel was my birth foretold by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franz Paul Decker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Arts Centre Orchestra
2.
Otello: Niun mi tema (Death of Otello) by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franz Paul Decker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Italy
3.
Fidelio, Op. 72: Gott! welch Dunkel hier!...In des Lebens... by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franz Paul Decker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1805/1814; Vienna, Austria
4.
Peter Grimes, Op. 33: Steady . . . there you are by Benjamin Britten
Performer:
Jon Vickers (Tenor)
Conductor:
Franz Paul Decker
Orchestra/Ensemble:
National Arts Centre Orchestra
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