A young tenor laid claim to the colossal role of Otello for all eternity 51 years ago today:
@PlacidoDomingo , whose devastating dramatic intensity and dark vocal richness have found no equal since his historic debut in Hamburg on 28th Sept. 1975. Those who worried that he was too young at 34 for such a gruelling role were proved wrong, with the Spaniard going on to sing
Verdi's tragic Moorish general 220 times and setting a record for 101 curtain calls on one night in Vienna in 1991. Strong and vulnerable at the same time, Domingo redefined the character with the dramatic authority of the best of Shakespearean actors, highlighting the psychological collapse of a man brought to the limit of endurance. Absolutely compelling!
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(Photos from Domingo's Facebook account)