BIGNAMI, VespasianoBiblio.com
Othello. G. Verdi.
1894verdiothello<p>VERDI'S OTELLO COMES TO PARIS</p><p>Lithograph poster 88 x 65 cm outer dimensions of frame color lithograph framed and glazed plexi. Centerfold very minor toning excellent.</p><p>Very rare color lithograph poster produced in conjunction with the Paris premier of Giuseppe Verdi's opera <em>Otello</em>. Verdi 1813-1901 had retired from opera after <em>Aida</em> in 1871 but his publisher Giulo Ricordi 1840-1912 and the librettist Arrigo Boito 1842-1918 at last convinced him to return with <em>Otello</em> which premiered on 5 February 1887 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and proved to be a global success. The Paris production was a French-language version by Camille du Locle 1832-1903 and Boito which opened at the Paris Opéra on 12 October 1894 under the direction of Alexandre Lapissida 1839-1907; Verdi was in attendance.</p><p>The poster designed by Vespasiano Bignami 1841-1929 depicts the climactic scene in Act 4 Act 5 of Shakespeare's play in which Otello rises having just strangled Desdemona in her bed. In Paris the part of Otello was sung by Albert Saléza 1867-1916 and that of Desdemona by Rose Caron 1867-1930. Bignami's composition is not entirely of his own invention but an interpretation preserving the original staging of this scene. At the foot of the poster is the address 12 Rue de Lisbonne of the Paris branch of the Ricordi publishing firm where interested parties could acquire the score of the production.</p><p>Printed at the time as ephemeral advertising the poster is today very rare. We could locate no examples in institutional collections.</p> R. Stabilimento Ricordi-Milano
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