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DVD “Georg Ots – the Legend of Estonia”
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A new DVD "Georg Ots – the Legend of Estonia" is now available! The DVD will give an overview of the beloved singer’s bright and varied career. Georg Ots performs Leigh, Mozart, Rubinstein, Ernesaks, Verdi, Bizet, Milyutin, Kálmán, Lehár, Listov, Kabalevsky.
Georg Ots – the Legend of the Estonian National Opera
Sergei Rachmaninoff once saw some words on a gravestone. “The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten” and he wrote: “If this thought is true, Chaliapin never dies. This wonderful artist with his magical gift is unforgettable… He will be a legend for the posterity.”
The same applies to Georg Ots, the soloist of the Estonian National Opera.
It might be argued that their voices were completely different, but their approach to the essence of every stage character in search of intonational variety or characteristic make-up details embraces a similar commitment.
Nature had given Georg Ots a baritone with a velvety timbre – a perfect voice for singing Mozart. This voice and his wonderful sense of music enchanted the audience in classical operetta roles and carried the romances of Schubert and Tchaikovsky to the listeners even in the very last rows.
The title role in Rubinstein’s opera The Demon has been the favourite role for all the dramatic voices, but Ots was the first to accentuate the suffering of this mystical character and his sorrowful yearning for love. The contrasts that Ots could bring out when singing the parts of Verdi’s Rigoletto or Jago could be clearly perceived even when listening to separate arias or watching separate scenes.
Georg Ots’ unique talent is a blend of features reflected by his wide-ranging knowledge of languages, the natural clarity of the text he sang and his organic movement on stage.
His life ended unjustly early due to exhausting illnesses, but in despite of all of his sufferings, every day the audience and the colleagues of Georg Ots felt a Colas-Breugnon-like slogan radiating from him – “We will live!”. That is why his accomplishments as a singer will survive over times, and the legend of the great artist of a small nation will be passed on from generation to generation.
Arne Mikk
1. M. Leigh, Man of La Mancha 1974 2'25"
The Impossible Dream (in Estonian)
2. W. A. Mozart, Don Giovanni 1959 1'20”
Aria of Don Giovanni “Fin ch’han dal vino...” (in Estonian)
3. W. A. Mozart, / Don Giovanni 1959 3'17”
Duet of Don Giovanni and Zerlina “La ci darem la mano...” (in Estonian)
Zerlina – Veera Nelus
4. A. Rubinstein, The Demon 1959 4'20”
Demon’s Romance “Na vozdushnom okeane...” (in Russian)
5. G. Ernesaks, The Coast of Storms 1970 3'32”
Petrov’s aria “My Homeland, Far Away from You Has Taken Me the Road…” (in Estonian)
6. G. Verdi, Un ballo in maschera 1965 6'23”
Renato’s aria “Alzati! la tuo figlio...” (in Italian)
7. G. Verdi, Rigoletto 1974 4'39”
Rigoletto’s aria “Cortigiani, vil razza dannata...” (in Estonian)
8. G. Verdi, Otello 1965 4'34”
Iago’s monologue “Credo in un Dio crudel...” (in Estonian)
9. W. A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro 1969 3'40”
Figaro’s aria “Non piu andarai” (in Italian)
10. W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte 1969 4'10”
Papageno’s aria “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen...” (in German)
11. W. A. Mozart, Don Giovanni 1969 1'53”
Don Giovanni’s serenade “Deh, vieni alla finestra...” (in Italian)
12. W. A. Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro 1969 4'13”
Recitative and Figaro’s aria (in Estonian)
13. W. A. Mozart, Die Zauberflöte 1969 8'26”
Aria of Papageno and duet of Papageno and Papagena “Papagena, Papagena, Papagena!” (in German)
Papagena – Tiina Jaaksoo
14. G. Bizet, Carmen 1966 4'33”
Escamillo’s couplet “Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre...” (in Russian)
15. Y. Milyutin, Unsettled Happiness 1966 4'26”
Andrey’s song “Sibirskij prostor, vekovaya taiga...” (in Russian)
16. I. Kálmán, Gräfin Mariza 1965 5'26”
Tasziló’s czárdás “Auch ich war einst ein feiner Csárdáskavalier...” (in Russian)
17. I. Kálmán, Die Bajadere 1959 2'27”
Radjami’s song “Oh! Bajadere” (in Estonian)
18. F. Lehár, Die lustige Witwe 1965 3'39”
Duet of Hanna and Danilo „Bei jedem Walzerschritt…” (in Estonian)
Hanna – Silvia Urb
19. I. Kálmán, Die Zirkusprinzessin 1972 4'28”
The song of Mr X “Wieder hinaus ins strahlende Licht...” (in Russian)
20. I. Kálmán, Der Zigeunerprimas 1972 5'06”
Pali Rácz’s song “Weit ist es mir gekommen…" (in Russian)
21. N. Listov, Old Russian romance “Ja pomnyu valss, zvuk prelestnyi” (in Russian) 1972 3'14”
22. D. Kabalevsky, Colas Breugnon 1972 2'43”
Colas’s lullaby “Slavnaya zverushka…” (in Russian)
23. I. Kálman, Der Zigeunerprimas* 1975 5'27”
Pali Rácz’s song “Weit ist es mir gekommen…” (in Estonian)
*Georg Ots made his last public appearance at ETV 1st studio on January 16, 1975.
Estonian TV and Radio Symphony Orchestra (ENSO) /2–4, 6–13, 17, 18, 23/
Estonia Theatre Symphony Orchestra /15, 22/
Estonian TV and Radio Variety Orchestra /1, 5/
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra /14/
USSR State Radio & TV Pops Orchestra /16, 19–21/
Conductors
Kirill Raudsepp /2–5, 22/
Neeme Järvi /6–13/
Vallo Järvi /15–18/
Peeter Saul /1, 23/
Yuri Silantiev /16, 19–21/
Vladimir Delman /14/
Directors
Artur Rinne /2–4, 6, 8, 14–17/
Astrid Lepa /9–13/
Leida Levald /18/
Irene Haak-Lään /22/
Eino Tandre /1, 7/
Maie Kivita, Silja Milli /23/
All videos on the DVD are from the ERR archive.
Sound engineer, restaurator Jüri Kruus (Estonian National Opera)
Video editing Kalle Käo (Eesti Rahvusringhääling)
Editor Eeva Potter
DVD mastering Kalle Käo
Designer Stella Tillo (Estonian National Opera)
Photos Estonian National Opera archive, ERR archive
Texts Arne Mikk (Estonian National Opera)
Tiina Õun Estonian National Opera)
Editor Liina Viru (Estonian National Opera)
Tiina Õun
Artistic producer Arne Mikk
Duration 95 min
Menu Estonian and English
Format 4:3
Region all
Mono
ERRDVD041
DVD5
© ERR 2010
Produced in co-operation with Eesti Rahvusringhääling
Sales:
Eesti Rahvusringhääling
pood.err.ee
phone +372 628 4602
pood@err.ee
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