Otello (usually singing it in German). The Russian heroic tenor Ivan Yershov was a renowned pre-World War I Otello in his native country. His compatriot Arnold Azrikan achieved his greatest recognition as a dramatic tenor in Otello. For this performance he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946. Enrico Caruso was studying "Otello" when he died unexpectedly in 1921, thus thwarting the New York Metropolitan Opera company's plans to stage the opera as a new vehicle for its star tenor. Currently, Plácido Domingo has appeared in more video productions of the opera than any other tenor. Also, he has recorded the
Hour record been made for the men's record, five successfully, while six attempts have been made on the women's record, four of them successfully. Following the change in the rules, German Jens Voigt became the first rider to attempt the hour, on 18 September 2014 at the Velodrome Suisse, Grenchen, Switzerland. He set a new record of , beating the previous record set by Sosenka by . On 30 October 2014, Matthias Brändle set a new record of at the World Cycling Center in Aigle, Switzerland. Further attempts by Australians Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, and Thomas Dekker came within a few weeks,