Plácido Domingo, one of the most celebrated figures in the world of opera, invites you to explore his extraordinary vocal prowess and artistry with the album "100 Best Placido Domingo." Released on November 8, 2010, under the Warner Classics label, this compilation spans a staggering 3 hours and 38 minutes, offering a comprehensive journey through some of the most iconic arias and ensembles from the operatic repertoire.
The album is a testament to Domingo's versatility and enduring vocal brilliance, featuring excerpts from beloved operas by composers such as Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Bizet, and Tchaikovsky. From the passionate arias of Verdi's "Otello" and "Don Carlo" to the tender melodies of Puccini's "La bohème" and "Tosca," Domingo's performances are marked by their emotional depth and technical mastery. The inclusion of pieces from lesser-known works like Mascagni's "Nerone" and Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine" showcases his adventurous spirit and commitment to the art form.
"100 Best Placido Domingo" is not just a collection of songs; it's a celebration of Domingo's illustrious career and his contributions to the world of classical music. Whether you're a seasoned opera enthusiast or a newcomer to the genre, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience, highlighting the timeless beauty and power of opera.
Tracks
Verdi: Aïda, Act I Scene I: Romanza, Se quel guerrier io fossil - Celeste Aida (Radames)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Aida: O terra addio - 2001 Remastered VersionGiuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, Fiorenza Cossotto, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Luigi Roni
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act I Tableau 2 No. 11: Su, profetessa - Di' tu se fedele (Horn, Ribbing, Oscar, Gustavo, Chorus)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Reri Grist, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, Gwynne Howell, Richard van Allan
Verdi: Un ballo in maschera, Act 3 Tableau 2: No. 14, Scena e Romanza, "Forse la soglia attinse … Ma se m'è forza perderti" (Gustavo)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Riccardo Muti, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 3 Scene 1: "O tu che seno agli angeli" (Alvaro)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano, Riccardo Muti
Verdi: La forza del destino, Act 3: "Solenne in quest'ora" (Don Alvaro, Don Carlo di Vargas)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Giorgio Zancanaro, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Verdi: Don Carlo (1886 Modena Five-Act Version), Act 1: No. 1, Introduzione, "Su, cacciator!" (Chorus) - No. 2, Scena e Romanza, "Fontainebleau! Foresta immensa … Io la vidi" (Don Carlo)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Maria-Rosa del Campo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Carlo Maria Giulini, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Verdi: Don Carlo, Act 2: "Dio, che nell'alma infondere amor" (Don Carlo, Rodrigo, Coro, Il Frate)Giuseppe Verdi, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes, Simon Estes, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Verdi: Macbeth, Act 4: Scena. "O figli, o figli miei!" - Aria. "Ah, la paterna mano" (MacDuff)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker
Verdi: Ernani, Act 1: Recitativo. "Mercè, diletti amici" - Cavatina. "Come rugiada al cespite" (Ernani, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Verdi: Ernani, Act 1: "Dell' esilio, nel dolore" (Ernani, Coro)Giuseppe Verdi, Riccardo Muti, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Di Milano, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano
Verdi: Otello, Act 1 Scene 3: "Già nella notte densa … Mio superbo guerrier! … Venga la morte!" (Otello, Desdemona)Giuseppe Verdi, Cheryl Studer, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker
Verdi: Otello, Act 4 Scene 4: Finale, "Niun mi tema … Pria d'ucciderti" (Otello)Giuseppe Verdi, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker
La Traviata: Libiamo, ne' lieti calci (Brindisi)Giuseppe Verdi, Cheryl Studer, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Puccini: La bohème, Act 4: "In un coupé" - "O Mimì tu più non torni" (Rodolfo, Marcello)Giacomo Puccini, John Barker, Plácido Domingo, Thomas Allen, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Puccini: La fanciulla del West, Act 3: "Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano" (Johnson)Giacomo Puccini, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde" (Des Grieux, Coro)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Cortese damigella, il priego mio accettate" (Des Grieux, Manon, Lescaut)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Montserrat Caballé, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 1: "Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!" (Des Grieux)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Oh, sarò la più bella!" (Manon, Des Grieux)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 2: "Ah! Manon, mi tradisce il tuo folle pensier" (Des Grieux, Manon)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Manon Lescaut, Act 3: "Ah! Non v'avvicinate!" (Des Grieux, Il Commandante)Giacomo Puccini, Bruno Bartoletti, Plácido Domingo, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Manon Lescaut: Manon, sentiGiacomo Puccini, Montserrat Caballé, Bruno Bartoletti, New Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Tosca, Act 1: "Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia" (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano)Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Renato Capecchi, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Tosca, Act 1: "Ah, quegli occhi" - "Quale occhio al mondo può star di paro" (Tosca, Cavaradossi)Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Philharmonia Orchestra
Tosca: Floria! Amore...Vittoria!Giacomo Puccini, Renata Scotto, James Levine, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "Ah! Franchigia a Floria Tosca" (Cavaradossi, Tosca)Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Philharmonia Orchestra
Puccini: Tosca, Act 3: "O dolci mani mansuete e pure" (Cavaradossi, Tosca)Giacomo Puccini, James Levine, Plácido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Philharmonia Orchestra
Boito: Mefistofele, Act 1: "Dai campi, dai prati" (Faust, Mefistofele)Arrigo Boito, Julius Rudel, Norman Treigle, Plácido Domingo, London Symphony Orchestra
Mascagni: Nerone, Act 3 Scene 1: "Vergini Muse … Quando al soave anelito" (Nerone)Pietro Mascagni, Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn, National Philharmonic Orchestra
L'amico Fritz: Suzel, buon dì (Cherry Duet)Pietro Mascagni, Plácido Domingo, Asher Fisch, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
L'amico Fritz: Tutto tacePietro Mascagni, Plácido Domingo, Asher Fisch, Orch.Of Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Gounod: Faust, Act 3: "Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre !" - Cavatine. "Salut ! Demeure chaste et pure" (Faust)Charles Gounod, Georges Prêtre, Plácido Domingo, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris
Meyerbeer: L'Africaine, Act 4 Scene 2: No. 15, Récit et Grand Air, "Pays merveilleux! … Ô paradis sorti de l’onde" (Vasco)Giacomo Meyerbeer, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, John Barker
Massenet: Le Cid, Act 3: "Ah ! Tout est bien fini" - "Ô souverain, ô juge, ô père" (Rodrigue)Jules Massenet, Plácido Domingo, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Asher Fisch
Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles: C'est toi ... Au fond du temple saintGeorges Bizet, Thomas Hampson, Eugene Kohn, Philharmonia Orchestra
Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act 1: "Arrêtez, ô mes frères !" (Samson, Les Hébreux)Camille Saint-Saëns, Myung-Whun Chung, Choeur de l'Opéra Bastille, Plácido Domingo, Orchestre de l'Opéra Bastille
Don Giovanni K527, ATTO PRIMO, Scena terza: Recitativo & AriaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
Don GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Plácido Domingo, Eugene Kohn, Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Munich Radio Orchestra
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 3, Arie, "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" (Tamino)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Plácido Domingo, Munich Radio Orchestra, Eugene Kohn
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1 Scene 12: No. 17, Aria, "Un'aura amorosa del nostro tesoro" (Ferrando)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Plácido Domingo, Munich Radio Orchestra, Eugene Kohn
Sieczyński: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume, Op. 1Rudolf Sieczynski, Plácido Domingo, Julius Rudel, English Chamber Orchestra
Das Land des Lächelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz!Franz Lehár, Plácido Domingo, Julius Rudel, English Chamber Orchestra
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