Otello | Classical review

Barbican, LondonIn Colin Davis's long career in the opera house, Verdi has never figured prominently among his specialities. With the London Symphony, though, he seems to filling that gap. There have been live recordings of Falstaff and the Requiem appearing on the orchestra's CD label, and, seemingly working backwards through the chronology, Davis has turned his attention to Otello. These two Barbican performances will also form the basis of an LSO Live release.Things did not go as planned, how...

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