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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Domingo Sings Romantic Puccini
Tracklist: 1. Turandot - "Nessun dorma" (Chorus & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) 2. Tosca - "Dammi i colori – Recondita armonia" (Paul Plishka / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Zubin Mehta) 3. Tosca - "E lucevan le stelle" (New Philharmonia Orchestra / Zubin Mehta) 4. La Bohème - "O soave fanciulla" (Montserrat Caballé / Sherrill Milnes / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Georg Solti) 5. La Bohème - "Che gelida manina" (London Philharmonic Orchestra / Georg Solti) 6. Manon Lescaut - “Donna non vidi mai” (Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Lorin Maazel) 7. Gianni Schicchi - "Firenze è come un albero fiorito" (London Symphony Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 8. Il tabarro (Der Mantel) - “Folle di gelosia” (Renata Scotto / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 9. Le Villi - "Torna ai felici dì" (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Downes) 10. Madama Butterfly - “Addio, fiorito asil” (Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 11. Madama Butterfly - “Bimba dagli occhi“ (Renata Scotto / Philharmonia Orchestra / Lorin Maazel) 12. Turandot - “Non piangere, Liù” (New Philharmonia Orchestra / Nello Santi) 13. La fanciulla del West – “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala / Lorin Maazel) 14. Manon Lescaut - “Oh, sarò la più bella! Tu, tu, amore?” (Leontyne Price / London Symphony Orchestra / Nello Santi)
A collection of Puccini’s most romantic arias, sung by one of the world’s best-known tenors, Plácido Domingo, and released to tie in with the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth in December 2008. | 
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| |  | Opera & Ballet FavouritesRecorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on 1st December 1993.
Plácido Domingo, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Kiri Te Kanawa, Darcey Bussell & Irek Mukhamedov The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Edward Downes, Barry Wordsworth, Stephen Barlow & Plácido Domingo Stage Director: John Cox The 1993 Winter Gala Concert from the stage of the Royal Opera House sees a stellar array of the world’s greatest artists celebrate the music of Tchaikovsky – composer of many of the all-time opera, concert and ballet favourites, including The Queen of Spades, the 1812 Overture and The Nutcracker. ‘…a dazzling evening in the company of a galaxy of stars from The Royal Ballet and the Royal Opera. …an unsurpassable celebration of opera and ballet.’ Daily Telegraph |
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Plácido Domingo, Nancy Herrera, Mariola Cantarero & José Bros Jesús López Cobos THE STORY: Set in Madrid (Acts 1 & 2) and Extremedura (Act 3) in 1868-69, during a time of unrest in Spain known as the “Revolución Gloriosa”, the plot of this zarzuela is one of love and politics: two men on opposite sides of the political divide (monarchist and liberal – see cover) are enemies in the Revolution and rivals for the hand of the seamstress Luisa Fernanda. THE MUSIC: Wonderfully evocative of Spain, with its characteristic rhythms, melodies and instrumental colours. Moreno Torroba’s melodic gifts are especially striking. There are also reminiscences of Massenet and Gounod, not to mention Puccini’s Tosca! Best known is the Harvesters’ Chorus from Act 3. “This near all-Spanish production is vibrant, passionate and convincing. There is some enchanting music, and the stirring Act I aria is full of pride, passion, sorrow and manly wistfulness. But it is Domingo’s well-sketched Vidal that breaks the heart.” The Times, 21st June 2008 **** “…melody and dance rule, but there are passages of drama and emotional power that demand, and receive, the full weight of Plácido Domingo's artistry. The cast is consistently strong, with José Bros brilliant as the tenor bad guy who gets the girl, Nancy Herrera spirited and elegant in the mezzo title role... Jesús López-Cobos conducts... with flair and sensitivity.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 ***** |
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| |  | Placido Domingo - Pasion Española
Plácido Domingo (tenor) Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, Miguel Roa “Whatever the quality of these Spanish coplas and pasodobles, [Domingo's] singing of them is entirely beguiling, effortlessly idiomatic and committed. “You have to feel [them] passionately and sing with spirit, with feeling and conviction,” he writes in the booklet. “The text and the sense of the words are extremely important.”” Sunday Times, 18th May 2008 **** “the ageless Domingo returns to his Madrid roots with the up-and-coming Orquesta de la Comunidad under Miguel Roa in these ethnic ditties that capture an endearing corner of this great tenor's musical personality.” The Observer, 13th April 2008 “The great Domingo goes back to his roots for a Spanish 'soul' sessoin. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “The popular Spanish form of the copla is celebrated by Plácido Domingo. These are almost entirely songs about love, mostly unhappy, in which a man behaves badly to a woman, or vice versa. Domingo sounds idiomatic and perfectly accomplished in this material, and so does the orchestra. Those with an ear for Spanish popular music will not be disappointed by this disc.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Plácido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa & Sergei Leiferkus The Royal Opera & The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Georg Solti Recorded live at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
London on 23rd & 27th October 1992. ‘Pure gold from the top team… Here was an evening to cherish, one to go straight into the memory in firmest indelible ink… The combination of Domingo and Solti promised gold and delivered every ounce expected.’ The Times “The great work and the great performance; and, crucially, both gain from the filming. …is deeply impressive, and moving, to see how completely Domingo lives his role Te Kanawa too shows herself alive to every suggestion of her music and words.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “Sergei Leiferkus's dark Russian tone… suits Iago down to the ground. Kiri Te Kanawa's limpid tone makes her a near-ideal Desdemona… Plácido Domingo… is noble and heroic.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Ileana Cotrubas, Plácido Domingo & Sherrill Milnes Bayerischer Staatsopernchor & Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber "I am bound to say that, in terms of singing, playing, conducting and sound quality, this set comes closer to my notions of an ideal experience than any Verdi I have ever heard on disc."Thomas Heinitz, Records and Recording, December 1977 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Plácido Domingo (tenor) Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestsra, Carlo Maria Giulini | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Berlin ConcertLive from the 'Waldbühne'
Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko & Rolando Villazón Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Marco Armiliato “The greatest voices of their day came together again on Friday evening. . . Domingo still works his magic . . . Netrebko symbolizes the combination of skill, charisma and naturalness . . . Villazón is the perfect masculine counterpart. . . Great opera needs protagonists like these” (Die Welt am Sonntag, Berlin) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Be My LoveWorks by Lehar, Leoncavallo & Lecuona
Plácido Domingo London Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Peeters | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Plácido Domingo (Don Luis De Vargas), Carol Vaness (Pepita Jiménez), Jane Henschel (Antoñona), Enrique Baquerizo (Don Pedro De Vargas), Carlos Chausson (Vicar), José Antonio López (Count Genazahar), Federico Gallar (1st Officer), Ángel Rodríguez (2nd Officer) Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, Coro de Niños de la Comunidad de Madrid, José De Eusebio Pepita Jiménez is a lyric comic opera that was set to an English text and written in 1905. This 2-CD world-premiere studio recording is conducted by José de Eusebio and features a starry cast including Plácido Domingo as Don Luis, Carol Vaness as Pepita Jiménez, Jane Henschel as Antoñona, the Orquesta e Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid, and the Coro de Niños de la Comunidad de Madrid. Albéniz's neglected operatic 'masterpiece' (The New Grove) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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