L’ATELIER D’UN MONSTRE SACRÉ DE LA SCÈNE LYRIQUE. PLÁCIDO DOMINGO ET LA CONSTRUCTION DU CORPS D’OTELLO
THE STUDIO OF AN OPERATIC SACRED MONSTER. PLÁCIDO DOMINGO AND THE ELABORATION OF OTELLO’S BODY

Summary/Abstract: The Studio of an Operatic Sacred Monster. Plácido Domingo and the Elaboration of Otello’s Body. This article is dealing with one the most important interpretations of Giuseppe Verdi’s master chief, Otello. We are not dealing here with a vocal analysis Plácido Domingo’s Otello but rather the movement and postures of the body and the link between voice and body. Based on the 1992 Covent Garden recorded performance, this brief study tries to share few observations about the way the Spanish tenor embodied Verdi’s music and make the link between his singing and his acting, so as to give the public a rich interpretation of the character but also outstanding images that make echo to physiognomy tradition. Plácido Domingo uses body’s attitudes that seem familiar to the audience, recalling paintings postures and thus creating a second image printed on the tenor’s body. The audience is then stricken by this both vocal and physical embodiment that makes Plácido Domingo so impressive for thousands of amateurs.

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