The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Gala Performance in honour of Sir Georg Solti's 80th birthday.. 27 October 1992. BBC 2 Television live relay.

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This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as...

Richard Strauss's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.