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Otello• Rossini’s s opera has three tenors: Otello, Jago andRodrigo. In Verdi’s s opera Otello is a dramatictenor and Jago a dramatic baritone.• The willow song is sung by Desdemona in the lastact before she retires to bed with ominousforebodings for the events to come.• You will hear in succession the Rossini audiorecording with Patricia Ciofi: CD3, Act III,Tract 3• Verdi DVD with Renee Fleming Act V, Chapter 41and 42.
Rossini’s s Willow SongDesdemonaSeated at the foot of a willow, plunged in grief,Isaura moaned, wounded by most cruel love:A soft breeze repeated her voice among thebranches.The crystal brooks united the murmur of theirdifferent paths to her sigh of love:A soft breeze repeated her voice among thebranches.Willow, delight of love!
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