The Very Best of Placido Domingo

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Album Summary

Performers

• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano)
• Renato Capecchi (Baritone)
• Deborah Voigt (Soprano)
• Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
• David Cangelosi (Tenor)
• Reri Grist (Soprano)
• Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
• Peter Horton (Guitar)
• Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)

Conductors

• Barker, John
• Bartoletti, Bruno
• Behr, Randall
• Domingo, Placido
• Fisch, Asher
• Giulini, Carlo Maria
• Kohn, Eugene
• Levine, James
• Moreno-Buendia, Manuel
• Muti, Riccardo
• Pappano, Antonio
• Pretre, Georges
• Rudel, Julius

Ensembles

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• Rondalla Lirica de Madrid

Composers

• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Jacinto Guerrero (Composer) (1895 - 1951)
• Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Richard Wagner (Classical) (1813 - 1883)
• Carl Zeller (1842 - 1898)
• Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988)
• Jacob Gade (1879 - 1963)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
• Arrigo Boito (1842 - 1918)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
• Francisco Alonso (1887 - 1948)
• Narciso Serradel (1843 - 1910)
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

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Works Details

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. Il mio tesoro

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Così fan tutte, K 588 :: Act 1. Un'aura amorosa

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1790

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 :: Act 1. Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1791

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Don Giovanni :: Act 1. La ci darem la mano

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Susan Graham (Mezzo-soprano)
• Conductor: Asher Fisch
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1787

Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare :: Act 1. Vani sono i lamenti...Svegliatevi nel core

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 4 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1724

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Afrikanerin

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: John Barker
• Notes: Composition written: 1864.
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1864

Gounod, Charles : Faust :: Act 3. Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre...Salut! demeure chaste et pure

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Georges Prêtre
• Running Time: 5 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1859

Massenet, Jules : Le Cid :: Act 3. Ah! tout est bien fini...O souverain, ô juge, ô père

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Asher Fisch
• Notes: Composition written: Spain.
• Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : None but the Lonely Heart, Op. 6, no 6

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Randall Behr
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1869

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Eugen Onegin :: Act 2. Lensky's Aria (Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis)

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Randall Behr
• Running Time: 6 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1877-1878

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 1. Donna, non vidi mai

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Manon Lescaut :: Act 2. Ah, Manon, mi tradisce

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bruno Bartoletti
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 1. Dammi i colori...Recondita armonia

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Renato Capecchi (Baritone)
• Conductor: James Levine
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : Tosca :: Act 3. E lucevan le stelle

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: James Levine
• Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1900

Puccini, Giacomo : La Fanciulla del West :: Act 3. Ch'ella mi creda

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Renato Capecchi (Baritone)
• Conductor: John Barker
• Notes: Composition written: 1910.
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1910

Boito, Arrigo : Mefistofele :: Act 1. Dai campi, dai prati

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Notes: Composition written: 1868-75.
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1868-1875

Mascagni, Pietro : Nerone :: Act 3. Virgini Muse...Quando al soave anelito

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1935

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde, opera, WWV 90 :: Act 2. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Deborah Voigt (Soprano); Violeta Urmana (Soprano)
• Conductor: Antonio Pappano
• Running Time: 5 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1857-1859

Wagner, Richard : Siegfried :: Act 1. Was am besten er kann...Hoho! Hohei!

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); David Cangelosi (Tenor)
• Conductor: Antonio Pappano
• Running Time: 6 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1856-1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Act 1. Se quel guerrier io fossi!...Celeste Aida

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 1. Su, profetessa...Dí tu se fedele

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Reri Grist (Soprano)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : Un ballo in maschera :: Act 3. Forse la soglia attinse...Ma se m'è forza perderti

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 5 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1859

Verdi, Giuseppe : La forza del destino :: Act 3. O tu che in seno agli angeli

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862

Verdi, Giuseppe : Don Carlos :: Act 1. Su, cacciator...Fontainebleau!...lo la vidi

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Carlo Giulini
• Notes: Composition written: 1884.
• Running Time: 5 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1884

Verdi, Giuseppe : Otello :: Act 4. Niun mi tema

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: John Barker
• Running Time: 5 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1887

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Eine Nacht in Venedig :: Act 3. Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Placido Domingo
• Notes: Composition written: 10/03/1883.
• Running Time: 3 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 10/03/1883

Zeller, Carl : Der Vogelhändler :: Act 1. Schenkt man sich Rosen in Tirol

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Notes: Composition written: 1891.
• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1891

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Paganini :: Act 2. Gern hab' ich die Frau'n geküsst

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Notes: Composition written: 1924-25.
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1924-1925

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Merry Widow :: Act 1. O Vaterland...Da geh' ich zu Maxim

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1905

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Land of Smiles :: Act

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Julius Rudel
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Guerrero, Jacinto : Los gavilanes :: Mi aldea

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Manuel Moreno-Buendia
• Notes: Composition written: Spain.
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Guerrero, Jacinto : La Rosa del Azafrán, zarzuela :: Canción del sembrador

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Manuel Moreno-Buendia
• Ensemble: Rondalla Lirica de Madrid
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1930

Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988) : La taberna del puerto :: No puede ser

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Manuel Moreno-Buendia
• Notes: Composition written: 1936.
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1936

Alonso, Francisco : Coplas de Ronda, zarzuela :: Serenata

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Manuel Moreno-Buendia
• Ensemble: Rondalla Lirica de Madrid
• Notes: Composition written: 1929.
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1929

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Villancicos (3), for voice & piano (from Retablo de Navidad) :: 3. Copillas de Belén

• Performers: Manuel Barrueco (Guitar); Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1952

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Coplas del pastor enamorado, for voice & piano (or guitar)

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Manuel Barrueco (Guitar)
• Running Time: 3 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1935

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : En Aranjuez con tu amor

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Peter Horton (Guitar)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1968

Gade, Jacob : Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1925

Serradel, Narciso : La Golondrina, cançion for voice & piano

• Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Conductor: Eugene Kohn
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1862