Product Review

Cecilia Bartoli makes her long-anticipated debut in the role of Desdemona in Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier s new production of Rossini s Otello for the Zurich Opera House.

Rossini s unusual scoring of the drama calls for three tenor supporting roles here sung to universal acclaim by long-standing Bartoli collaborators John Osborn and Javier Camarena and newcomer Edgardo Rocha.

Bartoli s dramatic command and vocal presence dominate the stage and reveal her artistry to be entering a rich new stage of development.