Between 1972 and 2025, I have been in over 5000 Opera performances as a performer or spectator. This performance of Verdi's Otello was the most beautiful opera performance that I ever saw. | Opera Classica Europa

Verdi’s Otello is a monumental masterpiece that has enormous significance in my career. On this day, September 28, 1975, I made my Otello role debut at the Staatsoper Hamburg, and have been privileged to perform the role for over 200 times. On this day, September 28, 1968, I made my debut as The Metropolitan Opera as Maurizio in Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur. Video here from the concert at the The Metropolitan Opera, together with my Otello debut colleagues, the Act 2 finale, “Si, pel ciel marmoreo

Verdi’s Otello: love duet from Act I Placido Domingo, Mirella Freni, conducted by James Levine The Metropolitan Opera, Centennial Gala, 22 October 1983 | Placido Domingo