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Review title: A magnificent Otello
Product review: Although everyone is entitled to his opinion, I can't understand the criticism against Myung Whun-Chung, his is a white-hot glorious reading, on a par with Toscanini, Serafin or Barbirolli. He makes the Bastille orchestra play like gods, and not even the Vienna Philharmonic under Karajan can eclypse them. Placido is also infinetely better than in his two previous recordings, recalling some of the vocal splendours he produced at his La Scala debut under Carlos Kleiber. Leiferkus was an odd choice for Iago, but he sings the role very well. The ever anonymous Cheryl Studer at least doesn't disgrace the set, though of course better Desdemonas are to be found in Renata Scotto and Rysanek (both RCA). This set is by a distance, the best Otello since the classic Serafin set. Much better conducted than Karajan (EMI), Solti (DECCA), Levine (RCA) or Maazel (EMI).
