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Tragic dignity and pathos from José Cura as Otello in Liège

By John Johnston, 30 June 2017
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“his sable dark resonant lower voice brought both exotic otherness and passion to the love duet”
Reviewed at Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Liège on 29 June 2017
Programme
Verdi, Otello
Performers
Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Paolo Arrivabeni, Conductor
Stefano Mazzonis di Pralafera, Director
Carlo Sala, Set Designer
Fernand Ruiz, Costume Designer
José Cura, Otello
Cinzia Forte, Desdemona
Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Iago
Giulio Pelligra, Cassio
Alexise Yerna, Emilia
Papuna Tchuradze, Roderigo
Roger Joakim, Lodovico
Patrick Delcour, Montano
Marc Tissons, Herald
Chœur de Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
Orchestra de Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège
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Alexise YernaCarlo SalaChœur de Opéra Royal de Wallonie-LiègeCinzia ForteFernand RuizGiulio PelligraGiuseppe VerdiJosé CuraOpéra Royal de Wallonie-LiègeOrchestra de Opéra Royal de Wallonie-LiègeOtelloPaolo ArrivabeniPatrick DelcourPierre-Yves PruvotRoger JoakimStefano Mazzonis di Pralafera
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John Johnston
John Johnston

John Johnston was a contributor to Bachtrack 2017-19. John was a true gentleman and lifelong opera "nut" who frequently travelled across Europe to catch performances, making regular pilgrimages to the Bayreuth Festival among others. His supreme knowledge and appreciation of voices meant he took to reviewing like the proverbial duck to water. We enjoyed his style and his insatiable appetite for catching rare operas and new productions wherever he could.