Otello – review

Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterGianandrea Noseda's final Manchester concert as the BBC Philharmonic's chief conductor was a performance of Otello that reminded us what an exceptional conductor of Verdi he is – and left many wondering why he has yet to work with any of the UK's major opera companies. This was a remarkable interpretation, with its churning violence paradoxically achieved by superb control.The whole performance had a nerve-racking precision, with the cataclysmic opening storm giving...

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